today I found myself praying in the chapel that I prayed in as a rabbinical student. Sitting among the rabbinical students and professors I found myself overcome with emotion i thought about their voices and the voices that filled this same space in the years when I was a rabbinical student I thought about my […]
The dog at the airport
I have to write about the dog at the airport. I was wandering thru D Terminal when I heard a sad sounding yelp over the soft voice of the podcast I was listening to. It was the sound of a small dog being stuffed into a portable carrying case by its owner as he prepared […]
Minivan Heroics
Driving down a narrow street in Grant Park on an insanely crowded and unusually warm late October Day. Twice having to cautiously navigate between two parked cars that could have resulted in my hitting either one through the slightest miscalculation. Both times making it through without a scratch. Emerging triumphant onto a properly sized […]
Only This
That I honor the wisdom of children. And everything else about them. That I honor the intense care and concern of parents. And everything else about them. That I honor the endless dedication of teachers. And everything else about them. That I honor the sometimes anxious hunger of students. And everything else about them. That […]
Rabbinic Reflections on Phish
So, “3 rabbis went to a Phish concert,” sounds like the setup for a bad joke. And maybe it is, but it happened. Or, maybe it didn’t. And it probably happens all the time. Or, maybe it doesn’t. Rabbis like Phish. Or not. Last Saturday night I checked out a local Phish show with a […]
100 Words
this story’s subject matter is, so to speak, to be determined at a later date once i’ve figured out what i need to figure out. so maybe it won’t be determined at a later date if i don’t get around to figuring out what i need to figure out. the odds are about even if i’m […]