Ah, DC. The Capital of the United States of America.
Where local rule is a fiction. Because for years it has been a majority minority city. It has always been a reliable Democratic Party bastion. (In the DC-MD-VA region, the only place that provides a more reliable Democratic voting record is Alexandria, where I live.)
Continue reading DC Politics. Not politic.
So, today is “fake” Columbus Day. Another example of our government manipulating events so we have 3 day weekends. The real Columbus Day is Friday- right after the new moon of (Mar) Cheshvan. It has the moniker ‘Mar’ (bitter) because it is the month of the flood- the one Hashem inflicted upon the world (or certainly the bulk of the Middle East)- way back when.
Continue reading Hatred of Others MUST Cease.
This evening marks the start of a most unusual holiday. From my point of view, it’s pretty cool- because it means this season of almost endless holiday’s ends- until April. (Whew! Now, I can finally be making some money!)
Continue reading Another one- the last for a while
I’m sorry- there will be no post tonight (Sunday) or Monday.
It’s the first day of the holiday of Sukot, when work is not permitted.
Continue reading The First (of 7) Day of Sukot
Yes, another one.
We Jews know this time of year is the season of holidays. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kipur, and now this coming Sunday night begins the holiday of Sukot. (Christians call this the Feast of Tabernacles, but we know that Sukot means booths.)
Continue reading Huh? 40 hours in shul over the past 10 days wasn’t enough?
Continue reading Neither Food nor Water as of Darkness this night
The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tomorrow’s Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. The end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.
A few years after my older daughter was born, we had a new addition to our family. And, she served as our youngest child for almost a decade.