Masturbation, the art of selfishness. Why is the smallest room in the house, the bathroom, so over decorated?  Monogrammed towels? Soap shaped like seashells? Really? Why are we so embarrassed about a perfectly natural bodily function like emptying our bowels? What does relieving oneself have to do with masturbation? Why did Onan in the Bible have to die? If a woman never marries, is she better off with a child or without? Why are welfare recipients not the most patriotic and appreciative citizens? How to avoid all awkwardness in the masturbation conversation with teenagers. Why did the great, great, grandmother of King David dress up as a prostitute? Why did her former father-in-law not recognize her? No it won’t grow hair on your hands or make you blind, but it will…….

Mrs. Lapin and I were offered a guided tour of the new Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. We accepted, planning on spending an hour there. We were confident that an hour would more than suffice. We know the Bible, right? We frequently visit Israel. We’ve already seen one too many archeological artifacts. Gosh, was I wrong! We spent five hours there.  They couldn’t get rid of us. And we are eagerly planning our next visit; sooner rather than later.  How often is your rabbi speechless? Ridiculous, right? But I was lost for words. The museum is deeply moving for any American regardless of faith and profoundly impactful for any sentient human being. In this show, I describe what we saw and I place it in cultural context in terms of the socio-political canyon that cuts through our American culture. This is an immensely significant addition to our nation and I feel indebted to the Green family, creators of Hobby Lobby whose generosity and vision made it possible.

People say, “I’m not religious but I’m spiritual”.  What does that really mean?  What is spiritual reality?  Why do prostitutes still prosper in the era of Tinder with quick and free hook-ups?  Why are so many mental health professionals secular when every indication is that spiritual reality is a powerful factor in mental rehab?  The role of Darwin, Freud, and Marx at the start of the 1900s.  My close encounter with a real, live African lion. Definitions of spiritual and physical and how many of the joys in your life depend upon each? The exact location of heaven.

How to overcome the resistance that obstructs every attempt to improve our lives, New Year resolutions notwithstanding. Health & weight loss; alcohol, drugs & other addictions, career advance, debt reduction and almost everything else that involves us in a struggle pitting our higher selves and our betterment against our lower desires, our laziness, and our lethargy. Learn the lesson from a famous musician & hear him play. Developing a ripped body without effort through electro-muscle stimulation. Reviewing President Trump’s first year. Judeo-Christian religions liberate; secular liberalism restrains and restricts. Sexual harassment between 1967 and 2017. A secretary was not a toy, but is she now? And one of the best ways for a young woman to get ahead. 

My polite response to the rude people who accosted me for driving a fuel-hungry, twelve cylinder automobile.  Why we circumcise.  The higher and holy purpose of energy and how the Left has it all wrong.  What Chanukah lights have to do with foreskins.  Why airplane engines burn oil not coal like older railway locomotives.  The real purpose of aging and why not to dye your hair. Make a mistake with a recipe or driving directions and people gently correct you.  But if you don’t agree with them on use of energy, you’re not mistaken, you’re evil!  If you don’t recycle, you’re not just ignorant, you’re evil!  If you prefer a 12 cylinder 420 horsepower gasoline driven car that can do 110 MPH and  go 300 miles on a tank of gas to a cute little electric car whose main purpose is to advertise your virtue and purity, well, you’re just plain evil.