CrossTalk – On the Web with Randy

While in Indiana recently, Adrienne & I had a wonderful evening dining with our Rabbi and his delightful wife.  They asked why were back in Indiana?  Of course we are there almost every month attending to our business obligations and visiting with our daughter.  But this month was different.   I explained that we had [...]

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OK, I have been on the road again.  But now that I am back home again, I need to fess up.  It has been many, many, many years since I spent time in bars, clubs, or rock concerts.  Nevertheless, my wife & I drank until the bar closed at 1:00 am and then we stayed [...]

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My words tend to be of interest to people persuaded by religion.  My audiences are often pursuing spiritual goals.  As a result, I often hear from folks with strong feelings about the right way to do faith—usually their way. This is OK.  Folks should be convinced about how they live their lives and express their [...]

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Hi—Who is reading this short message? The Internet is such an impersonal public venue.  Yet it is strangely personal, immediate, and timeless at the same moment.  My current feelings about recent events are herein reduced to words that will float around cyberspace endlessly and be ancient history when someone finds it some time in the [...]

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Our Day of Atonement (and our Yom Kippur fast from food) began last night at sundown.  Most of my people throughout the earth heard the Kol Nidre (all vows) prayer chanted.   It was as somber and moving as it has been throughout most of my life.   This morning, before leaving for services at a [...]

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