Monthly Archives: May 2020

In part one and part two I dwelled on the significance of Numbers.  The etymology of Numbers in Hebrew stems from the common root or shoresh of “חָשַׁב” which is the origin of thinking as well as accounting or “חשבון”.  We … Continue reading →

As we point toward the Torah it mirrors current times, and vice-versa.  It is timely and topical this week because of various controversies surrounding the math behind the novel coronavirus pandemic.  I like continuing to use the word novel to … Continue reading →

  The current season that stretches between the Jewish holidays of Pesach/Passover and Shavuot/Pentecost, bounded by סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר, is one steeped in numbers.  I’ve always had an affinity for this week’s Torah reading which happens to be my Bar Mitzvah portion.   … Continue reading →

Far be it from me to suggest that President Trump is a fully rational individual.  What I am suggesting is that he may not be as irrational as he appears to be.  By now, his suggestion during an April 24th … Continue reading →

It happened nearly fifty years ago.  Tanglewood Music Center was the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, originally founded in 1940 as the Berkshire Music Center by conductor Sergei Koussevitzky, relative to the noted chazan Moshe Koussevitzky.  But exactly … Continue reading →

ONE FINE DAY written by David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) and Brian Eno (T.H. producer) Saw the wanderin’ eye, inside my heart Shouts and battle cries, from every part I can see those tears, every one is true When … Continue reading →

In this era of the new abnormal, purchased a bike yesterday at A-1 on Arnold Ave. in Point Pleasant Beach.  The lack of car traffic has made cycling more appealing than usual, and though it’s been too many years since … Continue reading →

Interesting guy, this Mo Rocca, with a rich and varied set of experiences.  A Harvard grad, Rocca began his career in television as a writer and producer of children’s shows.  Prior to that he spent four seasons as a correspondent on Comedy … Continue reading →

COVID-19 has given many people too much time, as is evidently the case with David Glantz who posted his parody of a Ray Stern book cover on Reddit.  Though I’m glad he did, and apparently so is Howard who shared it … Continue reading →

The online title of a marvelous piece in today’s New York Times’ Sunday Magazine is How Analog Clocks Can Give Us More by Giving Us Less.  The print edition title is simply “Analog Clocks”.   Deb Olin Unferth remarks: “When I … Continue reading →