by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 28, 2021 | Opinion
It’s blueberry season, at least where I live, and blackberry season, too. Like tomatoes on the vine and okra on the stalk, they are seasonal reminders that we live in a world of amazing abundance and variety, with much to be grateful for. We enjoy the bounty that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 21, 2021 | Opinion
Archaeologists in Israel recently published the discovery of an ancient inscription that may carry the name Jeruba‘al, a nickname the biblical account attributes to Gideon, one of Israel’s “judges” (Judges 6:32). Should we get excited? Israel’s Haaretz suggested that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 14, 2021 | Opinion
This is what summer is about: thick slices of a beautiful, homegrown tomato between two slices of bread with plenty of mayonnaise (I don’t care what brand) and eaten without regard for juice dribbling onto your chin. Some folks say it tastes best if eaten while...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 7, 2021 | Opinion
Stop for a minute to count your blessings, and you’ll run out of time long before you get to the end. Focus on the physical, and sooner or later you’ll be thankful for the sense of hearing. As much as we may enjoy occasional quiet times, people with good hearing are...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 30, 2021 | Opinion
Jews aren’t allowed to eat pork, right? The command forbidding it is found in Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8. Both note that even though the pig has “cloven hooves” like cattle or sheep, it doesn’t “chew the cud,” so it was considered unclean. Deuteronomy wasn’t...
