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Rabbi Brian A modern-day rabbi with John Lennon’s inclusivity and a Blues Brothers mission. Classic Chess Openings   I need to refresh my chess openings. Emmett (entering fifth grade) and I like to play chess. We are comparably matched. If I allow him to take back one klutzy move (and he does not allow me the same handicap), he

Rabbi Brian A modern-day rabbi with John Lennon’s inclusivity and a Blues Brothers mission. Fear. Fear is real. Fear does terrible things to us. Fear can transform our rational, mammalian brains  into reptilian, fight-flight-flee, us-versus-them brains. Fear – as many are experiencing right now – paralyzes us and robs us of our very humanity. Fear makes us scattered. I

Rabbi Brian A modern-day rabbi with John Lennon’s inclusivity and a Blues Brothers mission. My friend Ran’d brilliantly observed an odd juxtaposition on his Facebook feed. (I noticed something similar on mineas well.) Ran’d noticed loud comments about the silent protest by Colin Kaepernick (the American football quarterback who took a knee for the national anthem in protest of

Rabbi Brian A modern-day rabbi with John Lennon’s inclusivity and a Blues Brothers mission. The 77% Weekly Newsletter. Free. 40/52 weeks a year. Delivered to your in-box Delta airlines, I’m sorry.  If you dislike someone, the way they hold their spoon will offend you, but if you like them, they can drop a plate of food in your lap,

40/52 weeks a year of something spiritual-religious delivered to your in-box. Free 26 Days. But who knew? It wound up only being 26 days, but that’s a long time. On day 22, I did not know that Jane would be better on day 26, a mere 4 days away. It was the late winter after

40/52 weeks a year of something spiritual-religious delivered to your in-box. Free Crying with love: the third time I finally cried The first time I had been having a very rough time and was telling the checkout woman at Trader Joe’s about it. I found myself filled with emotions. She had asked me, as checkers

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Themes in this article (and the story of the frogs) you’ll see repeated from issue 13 (frog or fish), earlier this year. This article explains, step by step how to go from obligation to preference. If you follow these steps, you can get what you want.  Yes. You will. It’s not magic. It’s logic. Read it and you’ll see. It