David on the Lake

We have been conditioned to thinking that the act of giving is an act of love and taking is to be avoided. To give is noble, to take...

LOST: A Pearl Earring.  Please contact J. Vermeer

I spent my summer of 1997 at a retreat in a small town some 40 miles outside of Moscow. My wife and I were feeling adventurous and idealisti...

I lay back in the grass... Oh that summer  70 degree scent... Gazing up at the night sky... slowly disconnecting  from our planet  Levitatin...

My fingers  they trace my skin... the contours of my matter.... the borderlands  of life and air... or bed....or ...you clearly defined Six ...

. the last leaf… never seems to fall always a few ….shivering holdouts hanging on all blustery winter ever since o henry… and his dumb i...

. theres a soft spot in my heart for that little used button in every car..with the red triangle… that button takes me back to...

. like a wild horizon serengeti…wild windswept grass…. our souls…our egos hiding….stalking alert …hearts pounding ...

. life gets really tiring ..when you're waiting chasing ..and waiting relentless waiting only to realize ..that what you're ...

. a quick 75 mile per hour glance …tells a tale of faceless camaraderie our children ..both honor students we both cheer for the ...

. words little words little messengers of thoughts, emotions and feelings so unreliable… I pack my deepest… ..emotions  ...

life? a flower plucked ...from it's source so beautiful ..fragrant and colorful every second another second closer to wilting and we ......

. running... ..dirty disheveled avoiding the hot gazes ..of those on high horses and others resting on their laurels ...

. the evidence would suggest I just know I'm awake.. ..but I think somehow that if I keep my eyes closed ...I can somehow go...

. the other day ...I took a nap in my hammock really not sure how long ...but I woke up coated in yellow dust ...like a mold..everyh...

. i cant believe i fell for it ...again the promises etched ..on the beautiful label perfect font  beautiful ...

I took my silver cloud ......into the pawn shop (whistling) Only to be told ....that it's just the lining that's real And that it ha...

. children fight all the time... ...and somehow we manage to pull ..them apart and call a truce but the hardest fights ...to separa...

. 2. The right to Bear Arms. 5. The right to remain silent .....forever silent shhh . .

Sadness...just utter sadness is all I've felt since Friday. The tears seem ready 24/7..at the mere mention of the word Newtown.  Complet...

According to tradition, the flames of the Menorah are a manifestation of the Ohr Haganuz, the Hidden Light, which is hidden away for the Red...

I'm sorry..Socrates ..Plato and Kant you've had it all wrong Marx and Voltaire ...completely misunderstood what humanity ha...

. I was recently reading a book and I came across this awesome quote from the famous psychologist (I'll assume he's famous if he...

It's been an unforgettable few weeks in New Jersey and now that it seems to be behind us I'd like to share a few thoughts on my expe...

you took away ...my heat my water and power You took down ....my favorite trees But when I go out ...and look at you I can't stay mad .....

must have been about ..8 weeks ago or so we were walking along ..the pier on that picture perfect afternoon when I saw my favor...

The Ba'alei Mussar say that a person should be concerned with his own spiritual and the next persons physical well being and not the oth...

. People think that Sartre is incompatible with religion. I disagree. There's s Midrash in last weeks Parsha V'Ha'aretz Haysa So...

. there's this cheese ...it always catches my attention in the supermarket ..it costs $5.99 ..and every time I pass the bright...

. We find the Jewish year anchored by two long holidays, Pesach and Sukkos. The main Mitzvah of Pesach is eating matzah which is c...

We stand before the king with our requests and needs. Please give us health... And sustenance. And life... Our chances our pretty...

The reason why we are so calm and collected on the Day of Judgement is because as opposed to regular court cases where the judgement is in t...