Note: This is the first day of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival that includes reading Ecclesiastes/Kohelet, one of my favorite books of the Hebrew Bible. Before writing a new post about Ecclesiastes, I reviewed my earlier posts that referenced it. It turns out the following was drafted but never published. Kafka’s Parable (No answer to […]| Bob Schwartz
Imagine my surprise at dawn to find a plane heading for the moon. Safe journey! It is a long trip!| Bob Schwartz
Golden words he will pour in your earBut his lies can’t disguise what you fear Goldfinger (1965) is the classic James Bond movie of the Sean Connery era. (streaming on Prime) The villain is Auric Goldfinger, a “big operator” who loves gold, only gold. He is fat, cheats at cards and golf, and tries to […]| Bob Schwartz
When will Trump declare himself supreme and absolute ruler, not subject to Congress, the Supreme Court, the laws and the Constitution? So far he hasn’t had to expressly declare that, with an acquiescent Republican Congress and a sympathetic Supreme Court. But that could change, a little or a lot. If there is a change in […]| Bob Schwartz
The International Rescue Committee: Famine is now a deadly reality in Gaza Many families are starving, children are wasting away from severe acute malnutrition, and people are dying. Immediate action is not just necessary – it is a moral imperative. All gifts matched to help families in Gaza and conflict zones worldwide. How to help […]| Bob Schwartz
Last page of the Yom Kippur prayerbook Yom Kippur is considered the most important day on the Jewish calendar. Just as Easter is considered the most important day on the Christian calendar. Just as…| Bob Schwartz
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins on Wednesday evening. Al Chet is the long confession recited many times on the holiday. The Hebrew al chet means “for the sin”, followed by a long list of c…| Bob Schwartz
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins on the evening of October 1. In the Yom Kippur liturgy, God’s compassion is mentioned dozens of times. Implicitly, as we review the year past and com…| Bob Schwartz
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so much dependsupon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the white chickens William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild FlowerHold…| Bob Schwartz
Rosh Hashana 5786, the Jewish New Year, began on the evening of September 22. The High Holidays, the Days of Awe, end on Yom Kippur, October 2. Following are some of the Rosh Hashanah postcards cre…| Bob Schwartz
There are three national flags on my desk: Tibet, Palestine, Ukraine. There are three national flags not on my desk: China, Israel, Russia. The flags represent nations that have been subject to incursion and occupation. Tibet was taken over by China in 1959. China began systematically destroying thousands of monasteries in this Buddhist country. Tibetans […]| Bob Schwartz
ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel. Trump celebrated the suspension, suggesting that any broadcaster should lose their license for treating him negatively. For your information, here are the Walt Disney Company subsidiaries, including ABC. Millions of Americans are familiar with and are consumers of these media and entertainment assets. Are we spending too much time and […]| Bob Schwartz
For them that must obey authorityThat they do not respect in any degreeWho despise their jobs, their destiniesSpeak jealously of them that are freeCultivate their flowers to beNothing more than something they invest in… And if my thought-dreams could be seenThey’d probably put my head in a guillotineBut it’s alright, Ma, it’s life, and life […]| Bob Schwartz
A couple of weeks ago, The Economist ran the above cover and story (see below). It is, as so many of their covers are, perfect. Can those who oppose the current regime depend on Democrats? Should we give up on them? Many already have given up on the Democratic Party as effective opposition. Not surprising, […]| Bob Schwartz
The Gaza Biennale, a platform of resistance and international solidarity that highlights Gaza’s contemporary art scene, is being hosted in 14 cities worldwide, including New York, London, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Valencia. It is the first major international showcase for a new generation of Palestinian artists.| Bob Schwartz
Clouds in the east, sun setting in the west. We are not surprised. © 2025 by Bob Schwartz| Bob Schwartz
10 posts published by Bob Schwartz during December 2017| Bob Schwartz
Celebrated Italian author and scholar Umberto Eco (1932-2016) published an article in 1995 entitled Ur-Fascism . Eco grew up during the time of Mussolini. In the article, he jumps from memories of…| Bob Schwartz