Last week, I went on vacation with myself. Notice I say “with myself” and not “by myself” because the point was to spend time with myself, reacquaint me to myself and listen to the sound of my… Read more
On the night the Cleveland Browns won their third game of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers quietly won their fourth game of the season, 108-87, over the hapless New York Knicks. Read more
From my first visit to Israel as a teenager, one of the things that amazed me most was that a Jewish state had been created in which Hebrew was revived as a spoken language after more than 2,0… Read more
In July, I said that if Argentina was going to execute its just-announced campaign to counter the influence of Iran and its Lebanese terrorist proxy, Hezbollah, in Latin America, then incumben… Read more
It’s once again that time of the year to prepare for and protect ourselves against the flu. Thankfully, we have highly effective flu vaccines available to us through our local pharmacy or doctor’s office.
It is absolutely mind-boggling to consider the enormous changes and challenges that have surfaced in Jewish life, just during my lifetime.
As my 2018 retirement approached and my wife, Susie, and I were planning to relocate to Palo Alto, Calif., and Jerusalem, Mort sought assurance that I would always be his rabbi and that, when the time came, I would officiate at his funeral. I promised I would and that I’d come from the ends …
Mort Mandel learned early the difference that one person can make.
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At first glance, the words ‘drums’ and ‘selling’ don’t have a logical connection. I didn’t s… Read more
So many books, so little time.
The pink can be overpowering.
You gotta love Facebook memes.
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On the night the Cleveland Browns won their third game of the season, the Cleveland Cavalier…
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Rabbi Elimelech Firer never intended to become a living and breathing repository of medical …
I grew up at Warrensville Center Synagogue in Cleveland Heights when that was its only name …
I have had enough with the politics of forming a government here and of impeaching a preside…
From my first visit to Israel as a teenager, one of the things that amazed me most was that …
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Here we are at Rosh Hashanah again. Time for introspection and outer action. If your friends…
In the past month, the Federal Trade Commission reached a major data security and privacy se…
For many decades, no Jewish celebration was complete without a professional photographer to …
In the Jewish world, and possibly the secular world, too, there is a growing trend toward ha…
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