Musings

When I arrived in Luxembourg last month, I saw a full rainbow. For me, having just come from the American cemetery and a flight just 2 days after the World Trade Center bombing, it was a sign of God’s covenant

There is a Talmudic legend that says that once upon a time the rabbis were arguing over a point of law. One rabbi said he was so sure that he was right that the heavens and angels would rumble and

This being the last weekend of my summer before I launch a new wave of travel, I thought I’d scrape the bottom of the barrel with a discussion of what might seem to be the most banal of subjects but

From time to time I receive complaints about what I post on globalthoughts.com from Jews who feel that I am too favorable to Arab viewpoints. From time to time I receive complaints about what I post on globalthoughts.com from Arabs

Today in synagogue the rabbi’s sermon, like so many other sermons I’ve been hearing lately, was about convincing people to visit Israel as a show of solidarity during these difficult times. The main arguments were (1) Israel needs our moral

This paper is probably in the category of Most Untimely Items I’ve Ever Written but it has been on the drawing board for some time and I see no reason to withhold it even though it has become a nonissue

1. Any moron can, for about $50, make a phone call and incorporate him/herself. In no other country that I know of can someone do business (and so much damage) so easily! Anyone can easily buy and sell a share

Rounding off the first half of 2001, here’s a story that sorta sums up life in New York for those in my position. I had a last-minute houseguest Thursday night who came in about 11pm and asked what there was

A Jew was to be knighted by the Queen of England and was told in preparation to memorize a Latin phrase for the occasion. So when the Queen put her sword upon his head, he was to recite the phrase