Time to Think

The Great Pause Part Two by Hank Silverberg It's Passover, a holiday where Jews around the world re-tell the story of our escape from slavery in Egypt over 3,500 years ago. The name of the holiday comes from the story which is recounted in the Old Testament Book of Exodus (11:4-6). Jews put lamb's blood over their doorways as God eliminated the first born of the Egyptians as the tenth and final plague to convince the Pharaoh to let the Hebrew slaves go. The Angel of Death passed over Jewish homes. You probably know the passages, though it is told a bit differently depending on which version of the Old Testament you read.  It is an event that rings loudly this Passover as most Jews spent the holiday social distancing instead of holding huge Seders with extended family to commemorate our freedom from bondage.  My family, which often holds a huge Seder on whatever Saturday falls in the Passover week, was forced to do so virtually this year. Three generati...

"The Great Pause"   By Hank Silverberg  I had hoped that the United States, in the midst of it's biggest crises since 9-11, or more comparative, World War Two, would pull together to fight the corona virus without any political nonsense. But that has not happened, and it has simply made the pandemic worse.  (Microscopic Covid-19. Courtesy of CDC) President Trump has shown once again his inability to listen to the advice of experts, and has in fact increased resistance to protective measures by basically making things up. And then when the media points out that he has been contradicted by very credible scientists, he attacks the media for reporting it with his usual crude tone.   Trump's vindictive attacks on governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo, have been counter-productive and misleading, making the job more difficult for a number of local leaders.   His minions haven't been much better. His son-in- law, Jared Kushner, said perhaps...