The fable of Purim ends with the slaughter of over 75,000 non-Jewish Persians by the Jewish Persians after one official’s (Haman’s) plot to kill the Jews is exposed when the king is alerted by his Jewish wife. That’s a mighty big conspiracy! God makes no appearance. An inspiring story for sure! The closest thing today to the villain, Haman, is Netanyahu and his team. Boo!
The Other Side of the Slap
I spent a lot of time dealing with the victim of violence. That betrayal only a lover can express, the sinister switch from affection or at least the performance required to invent love, to twist into a tantrum of rage. The bruising and cuts, a secondary blistering to...






























