It usually is not a surprise when you get fired. Unless you are kidding yourself, you usually can see the signs that something is coming. Right now there is an…
Are You Next To Be Fired?
Photos: Pre-Yom Kippur Prayers in Jerusalem
It is customary to go to the Western Wall of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem (destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans) before Yom Kippur to ask God for forgiveness…
Erev Yom Kippur in Jerusalem
In Israel the solemnity of Yom Kippur is almost universally felt. Dr. Jonathan Mirvis, International Director of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Institute, describes the special atmosphere that envelops Jerusalem…
Kaparot
Is it true that Jews, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, swing live chickens over their heads, recite a prayer and then slaughter the chickens? What is kaparot?…
The Myles na Gopaleen Catechism of Cliché
Today’s guest blogger is Brian O’Nolan, who from 1939 until his death in 1966 commanded a satiric weekly column for The Irish Times called “Cruiskeen Lawn.” Under the pen name Myles na Gopaleen (sometimes na gCopaleen), he wrote fancifully in Irish, English, or Latin (depending on his mood) on matters related to life, literature, and–our favorite–language.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in honor of it, as I’ve done in previous years, I would like to highlight my article Cancer and Your Career: Know Your…
Take With a Grain of Salt
Shortly after Bank of America bought Merrill Lynch recently, I spotted an AP story on the deal. The authors made cogent observations about the possibility that the deal might not…
