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An Acquired Taste

A friend told me about a scene he witnessed recently at a delicatessen. There was a woman who apparently was not Jewish standing in line at the bakery counter. When they called her number she pointed to the prune and poppy seed hamantaschen and asked for a dozen.
\”No, you want these,\” said the elderly Jewish woman who was serving her, pointing to the apricot hamantaschen instead.

\”No, I want those,\” the woman reiterated pointing again to the prune and poppy seed variety.

Moses: A Life

Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume.

Moses: A Life

Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume.

Moses: A Life

If Jonathan Kirsch\’s purpose in writing \”Moses: A Life,\” was to offer the reader a mightily researched, comprehensive chronicle of midrashic, scholarly, secular, Christian and even some Muslim commentaries about Moses and the events immediately surrounding his life as told in the Bible, he has succeeded. Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume. Even the most learned will find previously unfamiliar material explained in a clear, intelligent and accessible fashion. While not everything he has collected is exciting, there is a tremendous amount of fascinating material for anyone interested in Moses and his family as well as some wonderful insights.

The Differences Between Men and Women

All of us have observed an event or participated in a conversation only to come away with a perception of what happened that\’s completely different from the interpretations of others.

Moses: A Neglectful Parent?

Can you name the sons of Moses? You\’re probably in good company if you can\’t. The fact of the matter is that other than their names, the Torah tells us virtually nothing about them. Their deeds and destiny are unknown.

Lessons in Leadership

When I was 16, I was elected president of my synagogue youth group. I will never forget that feeling of euphoria that accompanied the victory. But I also remember how I felt the very next day after the excitement and thrill of the victory had already started to wear off. I was suddenly struck by an overwhelming feeling of fear and near panic. \”Oh my God,\” I remember thinking, \”now I am the one responsible for whether this entire program and youth group is successful or not. How am I going to know what to do?\”

Family Feud

Recently, on a visit to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, I shared an elevator ride with a well-dressed man who was carrying a bulging portfolio under his arm. Wondering what he was doing in the hospital, I inquired about the nature of his visit. He replied that he was a lawyer visiting a client. I was impressed with such compassion and asked, \”Do you visit every client that is in the hospital?\” He immediately explained that this was a rare visit. \”My client called me in great rage. She insisted that I come right over. She wants to change her will before it is too late. The reason for her sudden decision is that yesterday she had a fight with one of her relatives, and her daughter encouraged her to remove that relative\’s name from the will. So here I am.\”

Understanding Moses

If Jonathan Kirsch\’s purpose in writing \”Moses: A Life,\” was to offer the reader a mightily researched, comprehensive chronicle of midrashic, scholarly, secular, Christian and even some Muslim commentaries about Moses and the events immediately surrounding his life as told in the Bible, he has succeeded. Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume.

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