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The world will end in X years
How often do we hear dire, existential predictions? Why do proponents of a particular policy/ideology always warn that everything is at stake, and everything will be lost if you don’t… (you fill in the blank). Always look beneath the surface. For example, at a recent board meeting in my shul, people who wanted a specific…
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Modern vs. Traditional Art
I’m watching a TV show looking at local antique shops. In one of them, the shop owner, “artist”, describes a wall he built along his property line. The wall is made up of old doors, windows, bicycle parts, wooden tables, and other junk. As he described what the wall “meant”, I realized that his approach…
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There’s always a silver lining
We’ve been glued to the TV, watching as Hurricane Ian devastated our old Southwest Florida neighborhoods (SWFL). The storm winds of 140+ mph destroyed roads and the Sanibel Causeway. There was so much water. You could see cars with water up to the roof. The rebuilding efforts will be measured in 10’s of billions of…
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Topic: Leadership
Ref: Rabbi Sacks “Lessons in Leadership”, in the introduction. This is very suitable for a woman to present. It’s about Miriam and her quiet role. She exhibited leadership, without the spotlight. The Torah presents many instances of Moshe losing his cool; insecurity… Miriam leads the people in praise, in joy Be’er Miriam Period of mourning…