Eminences of Clay: Faith, Creed, & Quacks
There is nothing like sitting in a rocking-chair on the porch, smoking a good cigar, on a beautiful spring day to turn you thoughts to the suffering of Job (and […]
Author Archives: Charles Bretan
Empty Words & Meaningless Acts
“Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, nor the strong man boast of his strength, nor the rich man boast of his riches. But […]
I’ll Drink to That!
Purim is a very interesting holiday. It is one of a handful of holidays not in Torah; therefore, there are no commandments about observing the holiday. Rather, there are traditions […]
Job the Patient
If Shir HaShirim is the most problematic book in the Bible, then Job is the most enigmatic. Much of the difficulty in understanding the message of Job is identifying the […]
A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah 