August 4, 2023
August 3, 2023
Back Side Up Fire Engine
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August 2, 2023
In The Quiet Hours
I put this quote away in my files probably more than 30 years ago.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
In The Quiet Hours
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Good Over Evil,
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August 1, 2023
Organized Oil
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July 31, 2023
July 30, 2023
We're Not Prepared
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "We're Not Prepared."
Whether it is our inability to imagine what can happen, our disbelief in it actually occurring, or our ineffectiveness or corruption to really prepare, we may be in serious peril from future threats that invariably await us. When that earthquake that we know is overdue hits the west coast hard, or a nuclear ICBM from North Korea or Iran hits somewhere in our mainland, or the next bio-weapon from China strikes our masses, or Russia cripples our satellites and Internet with one of their hidden Trojans or a zero-day cyber-attack, we can all shake our heads in utter disbelief again at how unprepared we are for the "next one."
Certainly, no one is invulnerable to tragedy, no preparation will ever be perfect, and we can never get everything right in responding to and recovering when disaster strikes, but if we don't stop the endless denial and infighting, allocate our limited resources with foresight and good cause, and make a determined and continued effort to get ready for what we know with virtual certainty looms large and threatens us, then we are unfortunately complicit in the tragic downfall that awaits.
(Credit Photo: Hitesh Choudhary via https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-pouring-water-from-dipper-on-blue-and-grey-house-1739855/)

Whether it is our inability to imagine what can happen, our disbelief in it actually occurring, or our ineffectiveness or corruption to really prepare, we may be in serious peril from future threats that invariably await us. When that earthquake that we know is overdue hits the west coast hard, or a nuclear ICBM from North Korea or Iran hits somewhere in our mainland, or the next bio-weapon from China strikes our masses, or Russia cripples our satellites and Internet with one of their hidden Trojans or a zero-day cyber-attack, we can all shake our heads in utter disbelief again at how unprepared we are for the "next one."
Certainly, no one is invulnerable to tragedy, no preparation will ever be perfect, and we can never get everything right in responding to and recovering when disaster strikes, but if we don't stop the endless denial and infighting, allocate our limited resources with foresight and good cause, and make a determined and continued effort to get ready for what we know with virtual certainty looms large and threatens us, then we are unfortunately complicit in the tragic downfall that awaits.
(Credit Photo: Hitesh Choudhary via https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-pouring-water-from-dipper-on-blue-and-grey-house-1739855/)
We're Not Prepared
July 28, 2023
Orange Monster
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July 27, 2023
Tisha B'Av: Remembering The Fallen Temple
Please G-d, the 3rd Temple soon and in our times!

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Tisha B'Av: Remembering The Fallen Temple
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Beit Hamikdash,
Destruction,
G-d,
Holy,
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Jerusalem,
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Kotel,
Model,
Photo,
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Rebuilding,
Remembrance,
Temple,
Temple Mount,
Tisha B'Av,
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July 26, 2023
Shopping Carts Reversal
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Reversal,
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Upside Down
July 25, 2023
Candle Holders
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Candle Holder,
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Corks,
Glass,
Ledge,
Photo,
Tea Lights,
Window Sill
July 24, 2023
July 23, 2023
Teaching Cartwheels
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)

Teaching Cartwheels
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Cartwheels,
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Summer,
Video
They Died So We May Speak
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "They Died So We May Speak."
Israelis are a people who are not afraid to speak their minds, and they are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. Regardless of the outcome of the current controversies, I am proud to be a part of the Jewish people, and I am confident that the citizens of the Holy Land will continue to be a beacon of hope for the world.
(Photo adapted from Israel Defense Forces via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1997_Israeli_helicopter_disaster_funeral.jpg)

Israelis are a people who are not afraid to speak their minds, and they are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. Regardless of the outcome of the current controversies, I am proud to be a part of the Jewish people, and I am confident that the citizens of the Holy Land will continue to be a beacon of hope for the world.
(Photo adapted from Israel Defense Forces via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1997_Israeli_helicopter_disaster_funeral.jpg)
They Died So We May Speak
July 21, 2023
July 20, 2023
July 19, 2023
July 18, 2023
July 17, 2023
July 16, 2023
No More Burning Holy Books
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "No More Burning Holy Books."
At the very least, even if the Swedes were granting permission for the demonstration, they should have had the moral decency to condemn the actions of burning the holy books and then work to change the legal system to prevent this from happening in the future. But the truth is that they just don't seem to care.
(Credit Photo: Phuket@photographer.net via https://flic.kr/p/o4PgjN)
No More Burning Holy Books
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