Rabbi Ron on Thanksgiving

While taking a moment to catch my breath after the end of the Jewish holiday season, I pondered what to write about in my article for the Migdalor.  Like any reasonable man, I considered my options and possibilities and did what any man on wife #2 would do.  I asked...

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Thanksgiving

This holiday is a tricky one. During any other celebration, the mere date and time dictate what the holiday is. Rosh Hashanah is about the beginning of the year, Passover is about our peoples’ exodus from Egypt. Even Yom Kippur, we are given a way to navigate the commandment to...

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The American and Biblical Spirit

The American and Biblical Spirit  As we approach Thanksgiving, we might naturally ask ourselves, “What does our country stand for?” Some things that come to my mind: universal, public education job training for our fellow citizens to meet our future needs health care helping refugees fleeing despotic regimes who come...

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