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A Heschel Haggadah
Each Passover is an opportunity to craft a special theme and text for the seder meal and celebration. The haggadah is the guide to the seder. It always incorporates the traditional order and elements...
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Aesop’s Fables: Defending a Demagogue
I just began reading Laura Gibb’s excellent and highly recommended Aesop’s Fables. With almost 600 fables, beautifully translated, that’s less than a penny a fable. Please read it for fun, education...
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Books: W.P. Kinsella
The writer W.P. Kinsella has died at the age of 81. He is most famous as the author of the novel Shoeless Joe, which was turned into the beloved baseball movie Field of Dreams. (The book is infinitely...
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Books: It’s Ramadan, Curious George
Something can be significant and cute. It’s Ramadan, Curious George is that. Published this past May, the book is a way to introduce little ones to the possibility that others believe differently,...
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The Weird Randomness of Life
I went to the gym this morning for my regular morning workout. The TV was on, but nobody was there. I saw that the remote control was gone. I climbed on a chair, pushed the power button and turned the...
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Cigarette Ads Circa 1960: Size Matters
Above is an ad from the back cover of TV Guide from July 9, 1960. It is for Parliament cigarettes. The image shows a man (judging by the hands) measuring a cigarette with a ruler, while a woman looks...
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Philip K. Dick, Now More Than Ever
Pretty much every day now, my head spins, just a little. My head does not usually and chronically spin, but it does these days. I find myself not so much trying to make sense of some things, but...
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World Book Day
Today, April 23, is designated World Book and Copyright Day by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)—a day to promote reading, publishing and copyright. (In the UK,...
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Belated Record Store Day Post
When I saw that a number of readers have been viewing my Record Store Day posts from years past, I realized that I had missed this year’s celebration (April 22). So here’s a message: If you think that...
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Veteran journalist Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House won’t be officially published until next week. Its revelations are already the biggest news story of the day, and will...
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