Category Archives: David Suissa

Killing Time On Shabbat

In Judaism, the Sabbath — like other commandments — is often something more to be endured than to be celebrated. I always thought that when I got married and had a family that observing the Sabbath would be easier. But … Continue reading

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David Suissa Is A Happy Man This Afternoon

His Los Angeles Lakers won the seventh game of their series against Houston and now move on to the Conference finals against Denver.

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Bumping Into People At LimmudLA

David Suissa nails it: But as the sessions piled up and I had to make more tough choices and miss more great classes, a funny thing happened: I started getting interrupted. As I went from class to class, I kept … Continue reading

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Shooting Sarah Palin

David Suissa writes: Gov. Sarah Palin with filmmaker Elan Frank Photo courtesy Elan Frank I was visiting with a friend and Israeli war hero the other day, a guy with great stories named Elan Frank, and all we could talk … Continue reading

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‘Good Lord, Luke, This Book Is Crazy!’

That’s a quote from Joey Kurtzman who’s lying down in the hovel now studying the Torah portion Shoftim in preparation for our dialogue starting circa 4 pm here. Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah … Continue reading

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