Just another everyday resurrection

Just another everyday resurrection

With over 2 Billion Christians in the world, today is a big day. It’s Easter Sunday: the day that defines...

It’s Purely time for Purim

It’s Purely time for Purim

Everyone knows about Passover. Charlton Heston helped make it famous in Pop Culture with the movie “the Ten Commandments.” Passover...

Can’t this be the real New Year

Can’t this be the real New Year

Whether the Groundhog was right or wrong, today is the official first day of Spring. That’s right: the Vernal equinox....

Push the ides aside

Push the ides aside

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow included a poem in “Ultima Thule” (published 2 years before his death), called “The tide rises, the...

I am I said

I am I said

Neil Diamond had a number of hit songs himself and through other artists like the Monkeys. One of those songs...

Are you stashing Pistachios?

Are you stashing Pistachios?

In the hills of Persia, Syria, and Afghanistan, the seeds of Monotheistic religion sprouted Zoroastrianism. The eschewing of Multiple gods...

A bottle of White, A bottle of Red

A bottle of White, A bottle of Red

Billy Joel had a hit with a song (scenes from an Italian restaurant) with the phrase “A bottle of Red,...

When Love Turns to ashes

When Love Turns to ashes

Today, we celebrate 2 Christian holidays. One is rarely associated with Christendom. But, the other one is steeped in religion....

You may not be Edison

You may not be Edison

It’s February 11: Thomas Edison’s Birthday. In 1983, Ronald Reagan put this date on the holiday calendar. It’s national Inventors’...

People go nuts for Nutella

People go nuts for Nutella

Some people don’t know the pleasures of Nutella. Is it chocolate? Is it like peanut butter? It’s kind of like...