In search of justice...and a Justice
Our text for today is Deuteronomy 16:20: “Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that Adonai your God...
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JMR
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Rosh Hashanah 5781
Everybody wants 2020 to end, but no one does anything about it. No one, that is, but us Jews. You see, all the horrible things that have...
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JMR
Aug 5, 20203 min read
Masonry in My Blood
My father has been a Mason for my entire life and longer. Actually, he’s a Shriner, which I guess is sort of like the Eagle Scout of...
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JMR
Jul 31, 20204 min read
Re-engaging with “The Old Man and the Sea”
If you’re like me, you’ll pack a book when you go away for a few days. It could be something you’re in the middle of, or a new book...
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JMR
Jun 9, 20203 min read
I Call B.S. on A.C.A.B.
When I was about seven or eight years old, I was momentarily separated from my mother on a busy sidewalk. I was very scared. A policeman...
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JMR
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Earth Fights Back
Their first mistake was their worst mistake: They neglected to consider that the earth on which they stood and trod had a soul; they did...
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Apr 11, 20203 min read
The new abnormal
Many years ago, to earn a little extra money I took a job at a convenience store near my apartment at the time, in Lawrence. The gig was...
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JMR
Mar 22, 20203 min read
COVID-19 is all about human nature – and humans and nature
The world is wide, but I still find it difficult to stay six feet from people. Especially in the supermarket, with everyone focused more...
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JMR
Mar 17, 20204 min read
END OF AN ERA: TOM BRADY LEAVES THE PATRIOTS
The first professional football game I ever attended was on September 19, 1971. It was the first game of the first season for the New...
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JMR
Mar 12, 20202 min read
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
This is a bad time to be dating. Though the weather is getting warmer, the daylight is getting longer, and crocuses – the most determined...
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JMR
Jan 8, 20204 min read
design: a closer look at the gentle giant logotype
In 1969, King Crimson shocked the music world with its peerless debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. Yet even before one could...
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JMR
Dec 31, 20192 min read
My Vision for 2020
It's natural on New Year's Eve Day to look backward and forward in the same moment. At this juncture in history, the temporal dividing...
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Nov 1, 20192 min read
Four Thoughts on nanowrimo
Since 1999, November has been National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript...
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Jun 2, 20191 min read
POEM: “Love Is Purple”
In the fall of 2018, I joined The Malden Writer’s Collaborative, a writer’s group in the city where I live. In addition to workshopping...
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JMR
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Open Poem to Bob Dylan: where have all the protest songs gone?
Every minute of every day of every week of every year since Trump has been elected has been a tragedy for our nation and our world. Some...
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JMR
Mar 31, 20194 min read
Concert review: Jon Anderson @ Lynn Auditorium, March 29, 2019
Jon Anderson made his name and earned his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame credentials fronting Yes, a collective of virtuosic musicians he...
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JMR
Mar 26, 20197 min read
What’s the book about, anyway?
I am so excited that Ancient Tales Newly Told is now available for purchase! Follow any of the links on my home page to order your copy....
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Mar 6, 20191 min read
The new home of Dove Nested Towers
Dove Nested Towers is a phrase from a lyric by Van Dyke Parks for the song “Surf's Up”, which was composed by Brian Wilson in 1966 for...
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