How to learn Yiddish and influence people
Whether you are Jewish, or simply have friends or colleagues that are Jewish, you may have wanted to learn Yiddish. Chances are, you probably already […]
Believe what we say now. Not what we said before.
“…even if there were some progressive-thinking lemming who attempted to stop and say, “Wait a minute. I think the shmuck in front of me got it wrong!” The others in their unrelenting forward motion would simply drive that individual over the edge before the word “shmuck” even left his lips.”
Is “not living” the new cost of living?
The human condition is in the mind. Superior intelligence makes mankind do things that are far dumber than other animals. And throughout history, while we […]
Another Passover in the New Normal
Dear Jewish family and friends, Another year has come and gone and ‘Pessach‘ is here again. The holiday of Passover presents so many wonderful elements. […]
Israeli-Canadian singer shows her true voice in New York
On stage, she possesses a breezy quality as she embraces her audience with an approachable energy. But as the relationship grows into mutual appreciation, Raviv can be seen unveiling fragments of the memories and events that forged her artistic soul. It is there that the exotic queen emerges from within, and brandishes the scepter that unites them. But then, with a giggle and a wiggle, the inner-child pops up to break the tension and it is that very dichotomy that will undoubtedly keep live spectatorships growing.
2020: The year we lost our minds
“Perhaps you nice folks at the NIH, Mayo, Swiss FIT, Kyoto, etc. could just pick up the pace and offer us something, anything really, just a little better than “Cease all human interaction”. Would you?”
Covid-19. The questions we all need answered.
Leaving aside any radical conspiracy theories about Covid-19 being an elaborate ruse contrived by some clandestine Illuminati cabal-type society of rich and powerful white males […]
Billy Preston: 5th Beatle. A lifetime of music.
The greatest testament to talent comes from the calibre of peer that sings ones praises: Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Rick Wakeman (YES)… and the list goes on.
Boomers to Millennials. 4 generations of DEgeneration.
As the absurdity of 2020 rolls on, a palpable trend of disassociation develops. The daily news is predictably insane and unrelentingly depressing. So we choose […]
The difference between anti-semitism and racism
Definition of racism: “Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic […]