Teshuvah, תשובה, is the center of Judaism’s most holy day, Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur also offers an important message for all Americans. This Wednesday, we Jews will spend hours beating our chests and confessing .. to ourselves for our sins. The ritual is called viddui, but the keyword[...]
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October 6th, 2019 - 5:46 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: On Yom Kippur, Can Christians learn Teshuvah?
Buchenwald 56. Living Danish Heroes at Rosh Hashanah … Teshuvah
As we approach Yom Kippur 5775 (2014 CE), today marks nearly the fiftieth essay in my Buchenwald series. This essay is posted during one of the ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, days each Jew is supposed to spend thinking about how to be a better person …a process called &[...]
January 10th, 2014 - 3:39 am § in Misc.
On Shabbat: A Story of Teshuvah .. Redemption
Holocaust Survivor Meets Her Liberator Nearly 70 Years Later The Star-Ledger | By Naomi Nix of the Star Ledger in New Jersey Reports Tonight my wife will light Shabbat candles. After they are lit we will wish “Shabbat Shalom” to each other, to our guests and to Marsha Kr[...]
Teshuvah … better than God
Tomorrow night begins the 24 hours of Yom Kippur, the Jewish fast and day of atonement. I am writing now because the date is soon and because a few days ago I posted an essay about Yom Kippur by relating how my sister had tried to influence me by invoking Yom Kippur as a day […][...]
BREAKING NEWS May Bernie be enscribed in the book of life.
Bernie Sanders was hospitalized last night for chest pain. The cardiologists found he had severe coronary artery disease. They removed the blockage and inserted two stents to keep the arteries open. This is an event that has two meanings. To start with, today is the second day of the period call[...]
January 27th, 2019 - 12:07 pm § in Misc.
FB Dialog: When “Privilige” Becomes a Racist Epithet
May I assume you understand why judges knock down folks who ask leading questions? Over on FACEBOOK, Chad Zichterman is trying to rip me a new hole because he wants to convince me that I am a bad person because I do not think he has the right to accuse me of being privileged. […][...]
A Hanukkah Wish To My Christian Friends
To my Christian fiends, let me offer you the wishes that come with the sweet message of Jesus. But allow me to also beg of you that some contrition would go far along side the glory of this day. On one side is the beautiful story of a Deity who loves His creations. To my […][...]
A Hannukah Wish to My Christian Friends
To my Christian fiends, let me offer you the wishes that come with the sweet message of Jesus. But allow me to also beg of you that some contrition would go far along side the glory of this day. On one side is the beautiful story of a Deity who loves His creations. To my […][...]
October 12th, 2016 - 12:01 am § in Misc.
REPOST FROM 2015: Buchenwald on Yom Kippur
Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have felt like in Buchenwald The vow taken that night … whether sung in the original Aramaic or translated into any of the languages spoken in the camp … is called “Kol Nidre.” The vow, wherever recited, would have been the same: A[...]
No, I am neither Dem nor Rep
I am neither a democrat or a republican. I base my politics on the ideals and ideas of two Americans .. Jefferson and King. They defined .. for me .. America in terms of opportunity. I judge political ideas by whether they promote equal opportunity for Americans but also for all humans. I also u[...]