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October 20, 2026
If only this were truly funny! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CNYc2bWC7/
52nd-53rd Mailing
October 20, 2026
Today’s mailing, more personal than most of this old guy’s earlier ones, is being sent out a day early. Why the rush? My health is now so shaky that I did...
51st Mailing
October 19, 2026
Last Friday evening, I stumbled on an unexpectedly profound podcast, which upended my publication plans for this week. The point of view of the interviewee,...
Addendum
October 16, 2026
The son of his wife and this old man is CEO of a remarkable business in the process of making healthcare history. https://insight.tveyes.com/public/media-...
50th Mailing
October 16, 2026
So, faithful readers, we have had a week so far of music, art, and cinema. Why not end with a roast of existential anxiety, seasoned by a touch of cheer?...
49th Mailing
October 14, 2026
This old guy watched in wonder last weekend as his seven year old granddaughter looked at a print of the Mona Lisa for the first time and remembered his...
48th Mailing
October 12, 2026
Last Friday afternoon his wife and this old guy attended the opening concert of our Israeli Philharmonic 90th Season series. We heard three pieces, each...
47th Mailing
October 9, 2026
Unexpectedly but, probably, unsurprisingly, this has turned into an Israel-focused week. The combination of the third anniversary on Wednesday of the October...
46th Mailing
October 7, 2026
To an old guy who remembers the beginning of the golden age of American Jewry following World War II, who remembers an Episcopalian English Professor in 1959...
45th Mailing
October 5, 2026
Here are two recent articles, which, read together, suggest why this old man thinks Israel will not survive much longer and at the same time why he thinks...
44th Mailing
September 29, 2026
Even on vacation, as an old guy reads, the importance of certain information seems so important that the need to share it becomes overwhelming. Such was the...
43rd Mailing
September 25, 2026
I had intended a different package of essays for today until Thursday morning, when I read in the Atlantic daily newsletter a fascinating, new essay about...
42nd Mailing
September 23, 2026
A large number of federal laws enacted under the U.S. Constitution necessitate the issuance of regulations prior to implementation. This regulatory process,...
41st Mailing
September 20, 2026
Since tonight and tomorrow Yom Kippur will be observed, Monday’s mailing is being sent out today. In Tel Aviv The Israel Conservatory of Music is located on...
40th Mailing
September 18, 2026
In Israel the news during the last few days concerning the forthcoming October 27th election has been distressing. The following Haaretz opinion piece...
39th Mailing
September 16, 2026
David Brooks, formerly with the New York Times but now with the Atlantic Monthly, has this week begun a new series of weekly podcasts focused on finding...
38th Mailing
September 14, 2026
The beginning of a new year makes it appropriate to switch to a new distribution schedule. Beginning today, look for three mailings each week, usually on...
37th Mailing
September 11, 2026
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy it seemed very appropriate to share with you this extraordinarily moving profile from the soon to be published,...
36th Mailing
September 8, 2026
Today’s mailing was intended to be devoted to a subject other than Israel and sent on Wednesday. However, the publication this morning by Haaretz of a...
35th Mailing
September 7, 2026
Today, it’s Labor Day in America, so old guys think back to their first year in college in 1955 and the movie Picnic and its chart-topping musical theme: On...
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