Stars of David
Over the weekend I went to see the off Broadway musical, Stars of David, based on Abigail Pogrebin’s best-selling book … Continue Reading
Wisdom Warehouse
Happy Birthday Keith
Can you believe Keith Richards turns 70 this coming Wednesday? I saw the Stones for the first time 40 years … Continue Reading
Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder
How do you react when you see a physically disabled person? Do you stare? Do you avert your gaze? What … Continue Reading
Nelson Mandela: From Mourning To Memory
How do you move from mourning to memory?? How do you begin to make the shift from acknowledging and honoring … Continue Reading
Planning a Good Death
The term “good death” may be an oxymoron.? After all, how can death be good?? For starters, try going through … Continue Reading
Jury Duty Isn’t Joyless: Exhibit A
I am sitting in a jurors’ lounge in Manhattan with about 100 other people, waiting to be selected for a … Continue Reading
Malcolm Gladwell on Keeping the Faith and Achieving Greatness
Finally got to read David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, which Irwin wrote about a couple of weeks ago.? It’s … Continue Reading
Video: Hope and Gardens on the Moon
From Odyssey Network’s Faith on the Record series: This week, NASA announced that they plan to do the “first life … Continue Reading
In Memory of Nelson Mandela
My post today has very few words.? Nelson Mandela died yesterday at 95.? Here are two beautiful and wise clips … Continue Reading
The Rise of Slum Tourism
Have you ever heard of slum tourism? Vacationers on holiday arrange sight-seeing visits to poverty-blighted neighborhoods so they can take … Continue Reading