The Jewish New Year was celebrated this is past weekend.  The year, 5781.  Quite a different celebration it was.  There were limitations placed on family and communal gatherings imposed by the Pandemic.  Health and safety concerns were overlaid onto ancient rituals and customs. Jewish mysticism places a great significance on numerology.  And so, because 5781 […]

It started as B2B (business to business).  Gerry was the branch manager of the bank in which I opened my first business account.  We were both in our 20’s, bright-eyed, optimistic (despite the terrible economy in 1978) and precocious; He a very young branch manager and me, a really young dentist and University professor.   […]

My grandson was Bar-Mitzvah this past week.  In an ancient, life-cycle ceremony, he became a “man”, now responsible for his actions.  Maybe we need a societal Bar-Mitzvah?   Sorry, I couldn’t resist. A small group of relatives witnessed the joyous event.  One of the gifts he received was a team–signed photograph of the “Miracle On […]

I loved watching magicians as a child.  “HOCUS POCUS” the magician would say as he waved a wand and a rabbit or a bird would come out of a top hat. I also remember being so disappointed when I learned that their “magic” was mostly slight of hand and misdirection, oftentimes aided by some very […]