Joseph -- (is) life but a dream . . . Joseph and Chanukah: the search for light in a world of darkness The story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a tale that follows the journey of a dreamer. Joseph is the son of Jacob and one of twelve brothers. He is given a coat of many colors … [Read more...]

3:30: Begin the Beguine: Jacob as Israel: a return to the way things were or (divided as) a new path forward Some say: “Begin The Beguine” is a love song to a partner lost, asking to return to how things used to be . . . Begin the Beguine . . . And now when I hear people curse the chance that … [Read more...]

The newborn brothers -- of a brand New Moon of Kislev -- is/are almost upon us. Chanukah, a rather 'un civil war' at best. As time goes by . . . Moonlight and love songs Never out of date Hearts full of passion Jealousy and hate That no one can deny it's still the same old story A … [Read more...]

"Trouble ahead, trouble behind -- and you know that notion just crossed my mind . . ." כו  וַתַּבֵּט אִשְׁתּוֹ, מֵאַחֲרָיו; וַתְּהִי, נְצִיב מֶלַח. Genesis 19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. How (do) we understand the identity of Lot’s … [Read more...]