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 Moonlight and love songs Never out of date Hearts full of passion Jealousy and hate That no one can deny it's still the same old story A … [Read more...]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...]

  כ  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה, זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה כִּי-רָבָּה; וְחַטָּאתָם--כִּי כָבְדָה, מְאֹד. 20 And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. כא  אֵרְדָה-נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה, הַכְּצַעֲקָתָהּ הַבָּאָה אֵלַי עָשׂוּ כָּלָה; … [Read more...]

Are African Americans re-emerging as pawns in a 'Ye' olde/new and ugly Game of Thrones . . . From the Parsha of Noah: Noah is angry at Ham, but lashes out at Ham with these words: "Cursed be Canaan . . . . " כב  וַיַּרְא, חָם אֲבִי כְנַעַן, אֵת, עֶרְוַת אָבִיו; וַיַּגֵּד … [Read more...]