“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” (John Quincy Adams)
Today, John Huntsman officially announced that he will be adding his name to the list of promising candidates who are competing to replace President Obama. The question is – why should this concern me as a frum Jew?
This Tuesday will mark the 17th year since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Looking at the growth of the Chabad movement worldwide, these past 17 years are a testament to the words of the Sages, “The righteous, even following their passing, are called alive.” All that the Rebbe stood for, felt passionate about, and initiated during his 45-year tenure as leader of Chabad has been elevated to the next level.
Forty-nine seasons have come and gone since the New York Metropolitans first stumbled onto the Major League Baseball scene in 1962.
It may be difficult to fathom those four National League Pennants, two World Series titles and millions of head-aches that have since passed when Casey Stengel managed the club that couldn’t pitch precisely, mesmerizing fans at the Polo Grounds with its ineptitude on the base-path and on-target throwing failures.
Life is full of options: Where we elect to go to school, send our kids to camp; Should we travel to a place where we can sun and surf, or hike and bike?
A decision we make at one stage in life will likely come full circle later on, as its impact on us is revealed.
Ever wonder what it’s like to be the superstar on a sports team? I have no idea, honestly, what it’s akin to or what it takes to attain such a plateau, but the answers aren’t too far away from my grasp.
This is it; what every hockey fan has been waiting for during the long, grueling regular-season: Playoff hockey.
Looking around the Sweet 16 of the NHL, I see fate, hope, revenge and an upset-special.
Once in a while I expect the unexpected.
Then there are times when the expected had been a forgotten, kicked-to-the-wayside, but clear as a bell hard-working individual whom with I can relate.
The flowers are blooming; the birds chirping; and the sun is shining. Yup, springtime is once again upon us!
After Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow on Groundhog Day, we’ve ushered in the thawing-out season, delightedly, a little early.
What’s your daily routine like? You wake up, go to work, eat, sleep and repeat? One thing you presumably take for granted is that most people are indifferent towards you and don’t pay you much attention being different from them.
It is the day every woman knows they cannot take their husband shopping. The Sunday on your calendar you circle well in advance. The one evening you tell your relatives you will be late to an event due to a “prior engagement.” It’s finally here: Super Bowl Sunday!
With the biggest football event of the year being played in the “everything-is-bigger” state of Texas, this Super Bowl – in Dallas – will undoubtedly be one of the better Bowl games viewed in recent memory.
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