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Shabbat shalom.  “The Horror, the horror.” These were the final words of Colonel Kurtz from Joseph Conrads book, “The Heart of Darkness”, and borrowed by Francis Ford Coppola for his same character in Apocalypse Now. Coppola based the movie on Conrad’s book and while the movie was generally considered a muddled and laborious interpretation, itContinue reading “The Jew News Review – October 14, 2023 – “Hearts of Darkness””

Shabbat shalom! I was going to begin this week with a tip of the kipah to The JNR, honoring it’s fourth year anniversary, but news events have pushed levity to the back burner, at least for the week.  As I write this posting, Israel is at war with the Hamas. “Citizens of Israel, we areContinue reading “The Jew News Review – October 7, 2023 – “War erupts in Israel””

Shabbat shalom! And just when you thought the Jewish holidays were behind us, Sukkot kind of sneaks up on us. So, if you haven’t already done so, get that sukkah erected post haste and enjoy some al fresco dining for a few weeks before the weather makes that impossible.  Sorry my Canadian friends, but IContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 30, 2023 – “Canadian Hero and The Great British Babka””

Shabbat shalom everyone!  Yom Kippur, considered the highest of Jewish holidays, starts this Sunday evening. The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim) or the Days of Repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the mistakesContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 23, 2023 – “Who by Fire””

Shabbat shalom everyone! And a happy new year to you all! l’shana tova tikateyvu, which translates to: “May you be inscribed [in the Book of Life] for a good year”. While we Jews typically celebrate the new year in a festive manner, it’s not quite the same as the countdown in Times Square kind ofContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 16, 2023 – “The Good Book””

Shabbat shalom!  A tip of the kipah this week to Israel’s Defense Minister, who left a meeting in order to speak over the phone with a man threatening to commit suicide, who demanded to speak with the high-ranking Likud official in order to agree not to jump from a building. Police contacted Gallant, who spentContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 9, 2023 – “Schmuck of the Month: Tommy Gooberville””

Shabbat shalom! Incredible weather here in New England, I hope you are all enjoying it. And a tip of the kipah this week to my brother Bill, who hopefully will have a great birthday today! I was struggling a bit with a topic for this week’s posting. My usual process is to find something inContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 2, 2023 – “The Dunbar Number””

Shabbat shalom! I am taking the weekend off to celebrate 39 amazing years with my partner for life. It just keeps getting better. But, I can’t resist a quick note on a few topics this week.  Those of you as old, or older than myself, will recognize this week’s title reference to Hawaii Five-O, aContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 26, 2023 – “Book’em Danno””

Shabbat shalom!  It’s a happy day here in Sharon, as we tip our kipah to the newest member of our expanding family, grandchild # 3, Cameron Sonny Worgaftik. Lauren and Ian produced some magic this week in the form of a 7.5 pound baby boy! Much to the relief of his anxious grandparents, all areContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 19, 2023 – “The answer is 3””

Shabbat shalom. And a tip of the kipah and happy birthday this week to the hip-hop music genre which turns 50 years young this week. Not that yours truly would have known that musical factoid without the plethora of essays all over the main stream media and various other sources of cultural enlightenment that haveContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 12, 2023 – “Am I stuck in the 70’s?””