All that is gold does not glitter JRR Tolkien Years ago, a good friend invited me to a Hollywood Bowl concert. His box seats were close to the orchestra pit. Before Bowl peformances, it customary for box holders to picnicofteny bring out their fancy baskets and indulge in every imaginable delicacy and imbibe with fineContinue reading “Lasting Impressions: Eikev”
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Location, Location, Location! Toldot
In Lech Lecha, God famously instructs Abraham to go to the Promised Land. In the Torah Portion Toldot, God advises Isaac, Abraham’s son, not to leave that very land. Genesis 12:1,26:2-3. What is the fixation over this parcel? Sans Hebrew Bible, extra-biblical sources support the Promised Land’s uniqueness. Geography and history shows Canaan’s incubation effect.Continue reading “Location, Location, Location! Toldot”
… to the Sea
literary history may label “the second book of maccabees” as the worst book title ever. the book is not the “second” book of maccabees; the text is anything but a continuation of the tale of the hasmonean dynasty. even worse, the book admittedly is not an original text. second maccabees consists of two letters and along with aContinue reading “… to the Sea”
Thoughts on History & Memory
winston churchill said that “those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” to this, one must ask “what is history?” author yosef hayim yerushalmi’s zahhor, jewish history & jewish memory tackles the challenges to history writing. given history’s value, the writings must be instructive. contemporary jewish history is also viewed withinContinue reading “Thoughts on History & Memory”
Another Smith Slap In the Face? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
not to be outdone by her husband, jada pinkett smith’s upcoming netflix series decidedly slaps the entire country of egypt on its face. the docu-series controversy surrounds the depiction of cleopatra being african. nypost.com apparently, the motivation was not to tell the truth, but rather that ms. pinkett “wanted to be involved in the projectContinue reading “Another Smith Slap In the Face? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
History Is Timeless: A Ten Commandment’s Tale
clients ask me what will be the outcomes of their litigation. with that query, i take out my crystal ball and tell them them of their future. my crystal ball, however, is not an object. rather, it is a mental assessment of the past, the present and an understanding of the individual as well asContinue reading “History Is Timeless: A Ten Commandment’s Tale”
The Ten Commandments Project 