by Lawrence George Jaffe | Mar 31, 2024 | Larry's Observations
Editor’s Note: It has been quite some time since I put up an OBS Post. I admit to a dereliction of duty. I know it is inexcusable but lordy knows I have excuses—bunches of them. But since I don’t like to air out dirty laundry, I will simply say I ran out of gas and...
by Lawrence George Jaffe | Jan 4, 2024 | Larry's Observations
Two days after the new year has commenced, and I am still wondering what the heck happened to 2003. Thankfully, it went by at record speed, and I am relieved it did so. We need a break! Never, have I seen a year so full of challenges and despair yet still find...
by Lawrence George Jaffe | Dec 25, 2023 | Larry's Observations
To all my friends and associated beings, I would like to wish you all a most wondrous holiday season. We are obviously riding a very rough time in our lives. I do not know that I can recall so much disruption of “normal” everyday activities and life. The Earth is...
by Lawrence George Jaffe | Dec 21, 2023 | Larry's Observations
All I can say is being a Jew is different. Yes, it is a religion, yes, it is an ethnicity. Yes, it is more than all of that. I feel like a Jew in a white forest. I have never ever felt white, which may sound strange to some. I am 100% Ashkenazi Jew, which means I...
by Lawrence George Jaffe | Dec 7, 2023 | Larry's Observations
It is the first night of Chanukah and we light candles in celebration of the eternal light never darkening despite only having enough oil for one night. Chanukah means “dedication,” and commemorates the miracle of light that occurred when Judah rededicated the Temple...
by Lawrence George Jaffe | Dec 4, 2023 | Larry's Observations
How do you confront evil when it is so easy to look the other way. As the horror story unfolds, I have found myself wondering if I am somehow watching the wrong movie with triple X-rated effects. I find myself listening to cries of joy when Hamas has hacked away at...
