Fear is a great tool to get a following. Politicians and clergy use it for power and control. Don’t become a victim of a fear-monger.

Aliens are coming to get you!

Fear is all around us and when humans lived in the wilderness fear kept us alive. To stay safe now we need to monitor our fear. Our own fears are being used by clergy and politicians to control us.

Muslims, Jews, and the Undocumented Are not to be feared

Getting the attention of your audience has been a challenge since Biblical days. In order to sell a product, get the vote, or teach you need people to listen to you. The Biblical Hebrew prophets used theatrics called performance art a technique that we see in every form of media.

Getting our attention is an art!

To be a Zionist with a small “z” means being a spiritual, cultural zionist. From 1890 until 1907 Ahad Ha’Am fought against Herzl’s political Zionism. Ahad Ha’Am supported Arab nationalism and the establishment of a Palestine.

You can’t have Jewish nationalism without Arab nationalism.

Judaism rests on God, Torah, and Israel, territorial expansion is not a basic value of Judaism. Reform Judaism has made support of Israel primary and ignored God and Torah. It is time to stop equating Judaism with unlimited support for Israel.

Judaism includes God and Torah.

People who don’t belong to an organized religion are just as religious as those who do belong. Stop this NONES nonsense! Being religious is not about being a member of a club.

You relate to the universe your way!

In the history of bad political ideas occupying captured territory or a country is at the top of list of bad ideas. Netanyahu and the Knesset have the opportunity not to make a really bad decision.

How is the occupation of the West Bank going?

What is happening in the war in Gaza has become a disaster for both Israel and the Palestinians. It is not accomplishing except death and destruction. Listen to my alternative.

End the war in Gaza!

The Talmud is 6th century Rabbinic discussion of oral laws, customs, and legends. It is not binding on anyone unless they see it as binding. It is a great compendium of Jewish history, practice, & philosophy.

The Talmud Does Not Dictate Jewish Practice

The Talmud contains many discussions that are gross, wicked, or obscene. What are they doing in the Talmud and how am I to understand them.

Disgusting passages in the Talmud.