Women’s Megillah reading , true feminism or a publicity stunt

Recently certain modern Orthodox institutions have decided to have a women’s Megillah reading for Purim , I don’t know about the other Megillah if there is such a reading . The question is is this done list a because the women rally want to raad the Megillah or is it a publicity stunt to get attention . Do they want to read Vayakhel Pekudei in a couple of weeks? Some do but most don’t . 

Why schools change and psychology of board members

 Recently the two Jewish schools that I attended in Seattle have hired new heads of school.

One I am pleased with and one I am not. 

What I want to explore is why certain people want to be on the board of a school and others don’t.

One reason for friends of mine not wanting to be on the board of a school is that it is very time consuming.

Most of these men have busy jobs, wives families and other religious commitments. They do not

Want to spend 20 hours a week or more volunteering to be on the board of a school.

Another reason is that in a community like Seattle which is smaller than New York area communities, the Jewish community is a fish bowl and everyone seems to know everyone or have run into some of the other people , even if they aren’t in your first social or family circle. It can be intimidating and potentially awkward.

The fatal flaw of my alma mater approach is that they didn’t cultivate good enough relationships with 

other students who aren’t part of their circle and those people now are on the board of the school and aren’t as willing to hire one of their students as a texher or principal (aka Head of School).

Good luck.

Why I won’t watch hockey

While I used to like the sport, after the black eye and scandal of the Brad Aldrich affair has caused irreparable harm and damage to the sport.  Yes certain people lost their job. However the NHL response was inadequate and insufficient as far as addressing this scandal and the Buck should stop with Gary Bettman and until he resigns or retires (given his age that is a possibility), no meaningful change will come to this sport.

It is not enough for the major players in the scandal on Chicago to lose their jobs and not get jobs in hockey. I believe with a fair amount of certainty that Bettman and the suits in the NHL office knew something about this scandal or potential issue but  didn’t do anything on it until it was too late.

The point is that the NHL has a major cultural and leadership problem with the good old boys club who protect each other and Bettman and Daly are part of it whether they like to admit it or not. For all of the hockey diehard fans who tolerate this nonsense I don’t know what to say. Get out of the sport and if enough people stop watching then they will get the message.

What is the point of watching a sport that is run by Neanderthal men who make cosmetic changes and won’t take the time or energy to really address the issues? The sport needs new leadership and vision. Bettman has been there too long. Time for a younger voice and vision.

RINO savior

 A question for all of the Karl Rove types who populate the GOP establishment and don’t want Trump to run again. Who is your savior or proverbial White Knight in shining armor for 2024? 

Liz Cheney, Jeb Bush, Larry Hogan , Lindsey Graham? Please tell me.

So far not very good from your crowd in thwarting Biden’s pathetic regime and agenda.

Manfred and Bettman Corrupt and must be fired

 As the two moron and corrupt commissioners of the Caucasian sports,  baseball and hockey are corrupt and incapable of running a sport that I like, they must be fired immediately. If not I won’t pay attention to them. Corrupt people degrade us and should be  never ever be in positions of authority .

Casual sports now

 Since there is so much mediocrity scores the board in all of these sports and the seasons are too long, I’m just interested in the playoffs now. A serious waste of time to watch the regular season.

RINO incompetent

  Despite the fact that they haven’t run the federal government since 2008, RINO commentators pontificate and write columns as if they matter and are important. Why should anyone listen or care what Peggy Noonan, Karl Rove, Dana Perino and Marc Thiessen say on matters, no matter what the situation is? Yes the RINO’s were in charge for 8 years. Not now, and they gave us two terms of Obama and Biden and Harris. Putin and Russia 🇷🇺 aren’t listening to you. Neither do many of the large Eastern states like New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland. 

Plus  many of these leaders are 70-85 years old. We need new blood and leadership.