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Cindy Silverman

Jun 14, 2026, 9:42 PM

I shook his hand

When I saw him walking toward my table I thought, Oh. This is going to be interesting. I was calm. I was collected. I was ready. He was 92 years old. A veteran. A fixture at this World War II commemorative...

Jun 7, 2026, 4:19 PM

When You Sleep With Dogs You Get Fleas

Bebe sat at his desk, wondering when the President would call him again. Their last conversation had been rough—heated enough to leave scorch marks on both ends of the line. Then he thought, Maybe I should call him. He's never...

May 24, 2026, 12:31 AM

The Mandalorians: Jews of the Star Wars Galaxy

Mandalorian helmet from a scene in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

This weekend marks the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first Star Wars film in cinemas since 2019. To prepare, I decided to rewatch the Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. I made a jaw-dropping discovery: the titular group of...

May 15, 2026, 4:39 AM

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #216, Messiahs, 11

Malkhut Torn Apart; image composed, colorized and modified by the author, all layers obtained from Wikimedia Commons from the image, Blake - Behemoth and Leviathan 1826, in the public domain.

In this episode, the shells are again shattered. The Eternal Jew’s Tale Messiah Tractates, a Montage Luria, Glorious, 3 of 3 Human, all too human. Beliefs to yoke the wild animal in us, that we might live by a fixed plan and never...

May 10, 2026, 6:42 AM

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #215, Messiahs, 10

Looking into Malkhut; image composed, colorized and modified by the author, all layers obtained from Wikimedia Commons from the image, Blake - Behemoth and Leviathan 1826, in the public domain.

In this episode is The Ari passing the mantle to Khiyyam Vital? The Eternal Jew’s Tale Messiah Tractates, a Montage Luria, Glorious, 2 of 3 So the Ari pushes the envelop; walking the hills with his coterie, he stops; “Listen. Do you hear that?...

May 3, 2026, 4:59 AM

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #214, Messiahs, 9

If The Ari Knew About Neural Networks...; image composed, colorized and modified by the author, all layers obtained from Wikimedia Commons with base layer: “Model Generates Potential Energy Surface for MD Simulation”: background: “Midjourney and Grok”; and nodes as part of a “generated with geometrics” collection, all in the public domain.

In this episode... first let me apologize for the delay in posting this Eternal Jew episode. This montage about Isaac Luria needed a complete rewrite. Now here it is, part one of three, the last scene in The Eternal...

May 2, 2026, 12:43 PM

The Photographer

I sat on the thin mattress stretched over the metal frame in my cell, staring at nothing, asking the only question that mattered: Why me? Why did I take that photograph? Why did I take it? The questions circled, relentless. I’m such an idiot....

Satyarth Pandey

Apr 6, 2026, 9:05 PM

War Should Never Be The Reason To Quit Science

Imagine me, an average-shy student in school, isolating DNA from a banana for the first time: I saw naked DNA with my own eyes. This experience made me decide that whatever I do in life, it will be in...

Mar 30, 2026, 3:51 PM

Passover: Stories Happen to Nations That Tell Stories

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The Exodus is a success story with a dramatic plot – a weakling slave nation that goes up against the most powerful nation of that ancient age and wins its freedom. Some might claim that the theme of the...

Mar 22, 2026, 9:20 AM

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #213, Messiahs, 8

Messiah Fade Away; image composed, colorized and modified by the author, all layers obtained from Wikimedia Commons with base layer, Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica, by Farroukh, all in the public domain.

In this episode, searching the depths of Sheol for the Prophet to dispel Shlomo’s doubts. The Eternal Jew’s Tale Messiah Tractates, a Montage Shlomo Molkho's Traum, 3 But comes the night, comes the fears. What is this? The anointed is in fear? Tyrants?...

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