Yesterday I wandered around the big, beautiful sanctuary that houses our congregation. It’s a place I love, where we ‘worship’ with joy and practice parts of our faith. I felt such a sorrow, such a sense of loss as I… Continue reading

My grandson, who will be 6 years of age next month, is visiting this week. Yesterday when I was mowing the lawn he approached me. “Pop, I want to help you.” He joined me on the riding mower and then… Continue reading

Last week I was waiting for my deli order at Shoprite™, wearing my mandated mask.  A person I did not recognize engaged me in conversation about the length of time he had already waited. I jokingly suggested that he just… Continue reading

That 18 inches that separates my head from my heart is sometimes a great chasm! You know what I mean? We ‘know’ and understand a truth but we may not love that truth. That chasm is a place of inner… Continue reading

Some of the most regrettable moments of my life resulted from making decisions based on incomplete information. When I assume I know more than I actually do, when I think I know what another is thinking, when I stop listening… Continue reading

How did you start off this new week, this Monday morning? Did you gripe about going work, snap at the kids, and shuffle out the door staring at the floor?  Here’s my challenge for us today – our thoughts can… Continue reading

Life is going to bring disappointment your way. I’m not a prophet, it is the common human experience.  My Dad used to repeat these lines when he was struggling with things that made him sad:  “Into each life some rain… Continue reading

Are you combative, aggressive, meeting life these days with angry words and attitudes? Anger is abundant in America and I am not just talking about the protests in the streets. Who among us has not reacted to life with a… Continue reading

As this COVID thing drags on the impact on our lives increases. A few felt it early on, when the sickness hit hard leaving their bodies weakened or when death visited their family. The rest of us were coping with… Continue reading

Tomorrow I will be 65 years of age! That seems really OLD to me. If you are 30, that seems ancient. If you are 88, it is relatively youthful. For me it means Medicare, thinking about 403(b) accounts, and reflecting… Continue reading