Chip Blumberg

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Dec 14, 2015, 6:18 AM

“The Religion of the Heart” by DM Miller

It’s impossible … It simply doesn’t happen … And certainly not to me … Or so I thought … Lightning doesn’t strike twice or does it … I can’t remember … What am I referring to you ask … Reading a...

Sep 11, 2015, 7:54 AM

Reflections, Our Jewish New Year (told in verse)

May we all live to hear the sweet blast of the shofar, next year ... B"H Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Almost impossible with which to rhyme, Yet their extreme significance requires, That I indeed explain and take my time, The High Holy Days...

Apr 15, 2015, 1:25 PM

Holocaust Remembrance Day (told in verse)

On Erev Yom HaShoah as we gather to both reflect and pray, either in large groups, or with family and friends, or in some instances alone, over why we must NEVER FORGET this most horrific genocidal tragedy, I wanted to express...

Apr 2, 2015, 8:55 PM

The Passover Seder (told in verse)

As you gather around the table to celebrate breaking the chains that enslaved and discuss our wanderings in the desert, please don't forget those that are less fortunate and may be alone. Reach out with a smile, extend your...

Nov 11, 2014, 10:44 AM

A Fairy Tale … Perhaps Not!

ONCE UPON A TIME in the Kingdom of Usa, there existed a feckless king, who surely spoke a good game, but actually did little good to back up his flowery words. Periodically, the Kingdom would, as was tradition, inquire...

Sep 21, 2014, 3:08 PM

A Bit of Life Philosophy in a Difficult World

Finding our center, our core, our essence, our source of inner light that which is visible through our eyes, isn't always an easy task. It often requires a great deal of determined reflection and rumination on that which is...

Sep 12, 2014, 8:42 AM

September 11th, 2001 – A Tribute Poem

Thirteen years ago today, Our American soil ran red with blood, Several thousand of our people, Had their lives and dreams turned to mud, Two hijacked passenger jetliners, Crossed through our Manhattan sky, Searching for the Twin Towers, Seeking to crash, to kill, and die, The ensuing...

Aug 13, 2014, 5:11 PM

Facebook & Suicide: A Happy Ending

Robin Williams tragic suicide reminded me about my brush with someone desiring to take their own life. Four years ago I was searching the news feed here on facebook and noticed an odd post, from a casual friend that I...

Aug 13, 2014, 1:05 PM

Robin Williams, A Tribute

Robin Williams was definitely a part of my life and someone that I thoroughly enjoyed. A frenetically talented and sadly troubled man who operated at full speed all of the time. Robin had a profound brilliance about him. He...

Aug 5, 2014, 7:26 AM

Hannity Broadcasts, “Live in Israel”, on Fox News – Review

Just watched the “Sean Hannity Live on the Ground in Israel” broadcast, on Fox News this evening. It was so wonderful to see someone in the media so totally supportive of the Jewish State. He first interviewed several of...

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About Me

Chip Blumberg is a freelance writer and poet. He is currently working on a historically accurate fictional novella set in America during the 30s, with a decidedly Jewish list of main characters and with Jewish culture woven throughout. He is a former AM radio talk show host and long-time dealer in paper antiquities. His background is in business and professional sports management. Chip is a CPA and lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his pup.