Each of us woke up this morning. I’ve got to say that the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States of America caught me by surprise. So much so, that I’m very much in the midst of making meaning out of the experience of seeing this begin to unfold around me. Here […]
Daily Life
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 […]
Surrounded by Teachers
The person you most admire. Your teacher. The person you most despise. Your teacher. The person you love with all your heart. Your teacher. The person who drives you crazy. Your teacher. The person you pass by daily without ever noticing. Your teacher. The person you’ve never met. Your teacher. The childhood friend you lost […]
Life is Full of Blessings
I took a walk through Lullwater Park before Kol Nidre. I came upon this bench. I was so happy to see the message inscribed in the wood and also delighted by the fact that there’s no way to sit on it. Sometimes we leave messages, intended and unintended, for one another. We never know if, […]
Where the Sidewalk Is
The last couple of days I’ve enjoyed walking between our Lower and Middle School campuses. The walk must be about 1/4 mile and the sad fact is that sometimes it’s quicker to walk than to drive. That, coupled with the cooler weather and the unexpected things I’ve seen and experienced while walking have made the […]
Judge (#BlogElul 19)
No one had to appoint you judge, jury, and executioner. You took that upon yourself. Like the protagonist in a Kafka story. Now you’re banging the gavel, viewing yourself through the eyes of 12 strange and unseeing peers, and dawning the black hood of your own premature demise. And like a character only Kafka […]