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This is from HRC. In just a few hours, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen will be meeting with senators about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Have military leaders heeded the growing call to end … Continue reading →

I admit it.  Prayer is not easy and sometimes, it is downright hard.  This morning I led minyan, I was fortunate to be able to attend yesterday, too.  I have to say that I am in the midst of a … Continue reading →

I read Vanity Fair.  Sometimes it takes me a little longer than I might like to get through an issue.  This isn’t to say I am not always reading.  I am.  This month’s issue, or shall I say, the February … Continue reading →

That very handsome man in my uncle Alan.  To the world he’s better known as, Rear Admiral (ret.) Alan M. Steinman, MD.  Okay, I added on the MD but he is a doctor!  My uncle is an amazing person.  Here … Continue reading →

So I said yesterday that I was going to post another blog that included some Torah.  You might notice no such post was written.  Dear reader, I am sorry.  I said I was going to do something and I didn’t … Continue reading →

So I tried Tuesdays are for Torah a few weeks ago and yesterday was just a fantastically busy day so I didn’t get a chance to post something.  It was a good day though. I want to encourage you loyal … Continue reading →

As hopefully you know, there is presently a trial taking place in San Francisco, Perry vs. Schwarzenegger.  Here is a very thorough article about it from the New Yorker.  I hope that many of you, dear readers, are already following … Continue reading →

I was away last week on a little family holiday to Puerto Rico.  I’m back now and ready for action.  Well once I do laundry and catch up on mail, email and all of those other things that seem to … Continue reading →

A few days ago, the world lost a hero. Miep Gies died.  Her obituary from the New York Times is here. After the Bible, The Diary of Anne Frank is the most published book in the world (no you shouldn’t … Continue reading →

My thoughts are with the people of Haiti who are now suffering with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.  Reports coming out of the region are of devastation of the capital, Port-au-Prince.  Death tolls are on the rise. The entire … Continue reading →