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“I always wanted a real homewith flowers on the windowsill.”— Carol King, popular song from the 1970sWithin hours of first breathing the cattle car’s nauseating air, we began to feel at...

A Lesson For the Children – The rabbi found it hard to conceal his surprise. The man at the door of his room was none other than Mr. Levy. Under normal...

Holy and Secular – “Unmitigated gall!” a visitor said, “They should give us our money back.” And another visitor said, “This country has no shame. If they decided to collect an...

The basic history is true; embellishments have been made for your reading pleasure. Two thousand years ago, deep in the Lanzhou Province of China, a crew of twelve men tended the...

Free rides are an expensive proposition. What they don’t cost in money, they cost in time and convenience. If you’ve ever tried hitching one, you know what I’m talking about. Sure,...

I was leaving a meeting at about 9:00 PM on a Thursday night when I heard my cell phone beep. It was a text message from my wife Jody. It read:...

Holy and Secular – The taxi driver’s hands felt heavy. But just when he decided to put the sign down and rest his weary hands, the merchant appeared at the gate...

“Mom!” my son calls to me from his room. “C’mere! Look at my six pack!” “Huh?” I think as I climb the stairs. I’m sure he isn’t boasting about beer. What...

There are three types of people: those that can count and those that cannot. We have been freed from Egypt; no longer does slavery drive us and no longer do chains...

Holy and Secular – The British treasury officials were shocked. The mystery appeared to be unsolvable. The mail ships that sailed from England to America took two weeks longer than commercial...