Month: August 2013

Gods are described as being chelek – assigned. It is a word we use with the inheritance of the land. We get our portion (chelek) in the land. The chelek of gods connects to the prior portion – we are assigned Hashem and can see, hear and feel like no other people. They are assigned wood and… Continue reading Nitzavim-Vayelech

You might have heard about my car. It is a pretty fun story in retrospect. Here’s what happened. My brother, my girlfriend and a salesperson of ours were driving down to Philadelphia. We were going down South Street in Weston, MA (this street leads from Brandeis U to the MassPike) when I saw a pipe… Continue reading The Day the Car Blew Up (non-fiction)

Every year for the past 18 years, I have written an annual Yom Kippur greeting. Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar and part of our New Year cycle. Prior to the holiday, we examine ourselves. We search ourselves for sins – sins to beg forgiveness for, sins to repair, and sins to eliminate from our futures.… Continue reading Eighteenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Every year for the past 17 years, I have written an annual Yom Kippur greeting. Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar and part of our New Year cycle. Prior to the holiday, we examine ourselves. We search ourselves for sins – sins to beg forgiveness for, sins to repair, and sins to eliminate from our futures.… Continue reading Seventeenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Hello all, For each of the past 16 years, I have written an annual Yom Kippur greeting. Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar and part of our New Year cycle. The holiday is an opportunity to restart the clock and wipe away the mistakes of the past. However, the Yom Kippur prayers and fasting only serve as a vehicle… Continue reading Sixteenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Hello all! For each of the past 15 years, I have written an annual Yom Kippur greeting. Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar and part of our New Year cycle. The holiday is an opportunity to restart the clock and wipe away the mistakes of the past. However, the Yom Kippur prayers and fasting only serve as a vehicle… Continue reading Fifteenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Every year for the past 14 years, I’ve written a Yom Kippur Greeting and sent it to people I’ve interacted with over the course of the year. I appreciate the time you take to read it. ******** Since 1998, 3.5 million people have died in the Congo from war, famine and disease. Hundreds of thousands… Continue reading Fourteenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Hello all 🙂 ’tis the Jewish holiday season. Most people send Rosh Hashanna (New Year’s) Greetings. Bec and I are a bit strange and we send Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Greetings. This is the 13th year I’ve done this. The reason I send a Yom Kippur Greeting is simple. On every Yom Kippur, we… Continue reading Thirteenth Annual Yom Kippur Greeting

Hello all! Every year for the past twelve years I have written an annual Yom Kippur Greeting and sent it to a pretty wide net of people I’ve interacted with over the year. It is more common to write a Rosh Hashanna (New Year’s) greeting, but in many ways a Yom Kippur greeting is more… Continue reading Twelfth Annual Yom Kippur

Hello all, Every year I write an annual Yom Kippur greeting and send it to people I’ve interacted with over the course of the year. This is the eleventh year I have done so. I appreciate the time you take to read it. ******* The Torah states that a man can be excused from military… Continue reading Eleventh Annual Yom Kippur Greeting