Category Archives: Personal

I Would Like To Teach In A Yeshiva

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My Friends Want To Set Me Up With ‘Age Appropriate’ Women

I’ve got nothing against women my own age. I just don’t want to date them. Many 45-year old women are great mothers and accountants and lawyers and the like. I respect their work but I don’t want to get snuggly … Continue reading

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Why Do So Many Small Children Cry When Their Parents Start Singing?

I was at a Shabbos lunch and this man started singing zemirot (sacred Jewish songs) and his two-year old son began wailing and pleading for him to stop singing. I’ve noticed several kids do this. I think that I did … Continue reading

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I Wince As I Look Back

I tend to live in the past. I spend an inordinate amount of time remembering and re-experiencing my life. And much of the time as I replay stuff, I’m wincing. I’m compressing and pulling down. I’m embarrassed and ashamed. I … Continue reading

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Sorry Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Rabbi Rabbs

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