It isn’t easy being a man (or a woman) these days. Roles are changing. The world is changing. It can feel like the very foundation of who we are has been built on an earthquake fault. Just when we think we can walk around safely, the ground begins to move and we are knocked off
My journey to manhood began early. Shortly after I was born my parents gathered for the traditional circumcision. They weren’t religious, but since they were nominally Jewish, I was held down by my father while the mohel (rhymes with oil), a pious, observant Jew educated in the relevant Jewish law and in surgical techniques, did
There is a saying that we teach what we want to learn. I suspect it may be equally true that we write about issues most important in our lives. I grew up as an only child in a single parent-family. My father was gone by the time I was five years old. My mother had to
Let’s face it, we live in difficult times. The world is changing, our economic system continues to be unstable, uncertainty abounds, and stress is increasing in our lives. We long for a respite, but often don’t know what to do. We want peace and quiet and a break from the stresses of life. I was
I write about topics that I’m working on in my own life and ones I think will be helpful to men and women as we work out our lives separately and together. Lately I’ve been writing about such things as depression, whether the PSA test is helpful or harmful, and irritable male syndrome. But I
My son, Aaron, and his family visited us recently. His real love is doing music which he is very good at. He gave us a little taste by playing at the open mic at our local pub. I was amazed at how good he’s become. It had been awhile since I had heard him sing,
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