The Transformative Nature of Food? A Ten Commandments’ Tale

new york city’s latest accused subway shooter, mr. frank james, post attack, had the opportunity to take in the city and the culinary offerings. mr. james decided for breakfast, a chinatown restaurant “dimes” and katz’ deli for lunch. dailymail.com google describes dimes as “eclectic, health-conscious californian-style fare dished in a minimalist, white-&-blond-wood space.” katz’ hasContinue reading “The Transformative Nature of Food? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

The Subconscious Breadcrumb? A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale

the term breadcrumb can be a metaphor for a trail left behind. the term breadcrumbs can present the reality of being a piece of bread. observant families before passover make sure that remove these breadcrumbs from their house. metaphorical breadcrumbs, however, for some, remained in the houses during the holiday. they remained there for multitudesContinue reading “The Subconscious Breadcrumb? A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale”

Words Can Have A Moment: A Ten Commandment’s Tale

the recent national football league tragedy of mr. dwayne haskins’ passing provides many lessons. one lesson is the timing of one’s opinions. no matter how correct or accurate an opinion placed upon social media or the news is, there are times when it is not appropriate. as a result, individuals on social media and newsContinue reading “Words Can Have A Moment: A Ten Commandment’s Tale”

Controversies In Matzah Pizza: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

this post is intended to up your matzah pizza skills. thus, enjoy. the matzah pizza was once an act of desperation. kosher for passover food of the past was unkind. in our house the food offerings were limited. ketchup, american cheese, and matzah were pieced together to form a primitive version of matzah pizza. overContinue reading “Controversies In Matzah Pizza: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

The Rebbe’s Space Race Victory? A Ten Commandments’ Tale

menachem schneerson, before becoming a rabbi, pursued an engineering education. his initial vocational dreamed eventually ended and he ascending to leadership within the chabad movement. thanks to president john f kennedy’s peace corp speech, the rebbe had an epiphany. he as well would create his own sort of corp. his corp would be promote theContinue reading “The Rebbe’s Space Race Victory? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

The Freedom To Put A Square Peg In A Round Hole: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom? bob marley songs of freedom are special. passover seders often conclude and singing breaks out. the passover songbook is expansive. there are the classics such as dayenu, chad gad ya, and mee lo eh. american seders have also included the african american spiritual “go down moses.”Continue reading “The Freedom To Put A Square Peg In A Round Hole: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

Fashion’s End: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

luxury retail shop theft is rapidly evolving to the point there will be a tragedy. the dangerous new normal has led to violence. designer retail shopping is changing. a recent story may give you pause to foot in these stores. high fashion items, such as purses from louis vuitton, gucci and christian dior, for manyContinue reading “Fashion’s End: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”

Did His Thoughts Enslave Him? A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale

this post is about homelessness. please read. growing up, our aunt, my mom’s sister, traditionally hosted the first night passover seder. as she and her husband, my uncle, lived up in the hills. we had to take a thirty minute drive up a canyon for the meal. the destination was not public transportation friendly. forContinue reading “Did His Thoughts Enslave Him? A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale”

Shut Up, Let’s Eat: A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale

our family was like mafia. a jewish mafia. it was not about organized crime, rather organized religion. while the mafia had “the five families”, we had “the four families.” while the mafia had bosses, we had four matriarchal hebrew school teachers. like the mafia, we both had east coast and west coast connections. while noContinue reading “Shut Up, Let’s Eat: A Ten Commandments’ Passover Tale”

A World In Which Everyone Will Have Their 15 Minutes of Victimhood: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

For the times they are a-changin’ Bob Dylan with the ukrainian war, society reshuffled victimhood status. the country has embraced ukraine as the new and shiny cause. the newest victim for people to worry about, to support and to virtue signal concerning. this post is not intended to discount a group or country’s need forContinue reading “A World In Which Everyone Will Have Their 15 Minutes of Victimhood: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”