Jan 21, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1785 that Haym Salomon, one of the primary financiers of the American Revolution, died. Salomon was a Polish born Jew who immigrated to the American colonies just as the first shots of the Revolution were fired. In a very short time, Salomon...
Jan 20, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
When my oldest son was born, he became the first-born grandchild on both sides of the family. Naturally everyone doted on him and, frankly, spoiled him rotten. He was given a multitude of gifts from family members, as was his mother who was presented a particular...
Jan 19, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
Back in 1969 my Dad took our family to a drive-in theater to see Walt Disney’s animated feature, 101 Dalmatians. Besides the excitement of seeing the movie on the big screen and eating popcorn in the car, the memory that lingers in my mind about that particular...
Jan 18, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
Tradition says that it was on this day that Simeon, the son of Jacob and Leah was born: “Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, ‘Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.’ And she called his name Simeon.”...
Jan 17, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1204 that Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides or the Rambam, died. To this day Maimonides is considered to be one of the most esteemed, perhaps the premier sage of rabbinical Judaism. He was a noted Talmudist, a codifier, a...
Jan 16, 2020 | All Posts, On This Day |
We read in the Scripture that when Messiah was brought before Pilate, the Roman Governor asked Him, “What is truth?” The irony of the question is that Truth was standing right in front of Pilate. He was staring at Truth but he would not, or could not, recognize...
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