I was impressed with M.J. Rosenberg’s “IPF Friday” piece this week. Since the link on the IPF website looks to be temporary, I’ll quote it in full and then say a bit more at the bottom:
I have been looking to see if the Jewish “defense organizations” put out statements condemning the vicious attacks on Professor [...]
Archive for October, 2008
“Smearing Arabs, Smearing Jews” — good analysis
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yasher Koach, Ellen!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One shout-out deserves another, and since Ellen Wilson was thoughtful enough to mention me in her feature story in Sunday’s El Paso Times, here’s a link-up to her wonderful new album, Songs of Ascent. Available at the Temple Gift Shop (among other local shops), and for digital download as well. Enjoy!
A story for Yizkor, with thanks to Rabbi Marder
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Smart rabbis know that a good place to start their High Holiday prep is to ask, WDJD — What Did Janet Do? I don’t know if Rabbi Janet Marder was the first rabbi to tell I.B. Singer’s “The Castle” at yizkor time, and to contextualize it, briefly and beautifully, but the sermon archive on her [...]
Is this the feast I have chosen?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Yom Kippur Morning, I spoke about the current kashrut controversy, which was nicely summarized and analyzed the very next day in the New York Times Sunday Magazine (how timely!). Most of what I said was extemporaneous, but my take on the haftarah was written down:
Who shall live….
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Who shall live for the sake of others; who, dying, shall leave a heritage of life.” I’ve always appreciated that line from the top of page 311 very much. It has helped me to draw some meaning out of the unetaneh tokef prayer on the pages that follow – pages that agitate me, year after [...]
The Ultimate Endowment Campaign
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The great Jewish investment banker turned philanthropist Moses Montefiore – the Warren Buffett of his day — was once asked what he was worth. He mentioned a number that seemed, to the questioner, ridiculously small. “That can’t be your net worth, sir!” You must be worth ten times that!”
Montefiore answered: “I guess I misunderstood your [...]
