Updated November 2026.
This is what I’m doing right now. A Now page, in the tradition.
Working on
- Discussional and The Z Word.
- Poems, as they come.
- Rambam Siddur 2.0, in planning.
Writing
- A poetry collection, on its way. First I have to gather all the poems.
- A history of Sepharadi Zionism, on the shelf for now. It belongs in the story of where modern Zionism comes from, and I’ll come back to it.
Reading
Everything here is a first read except Epictetus. I read to become a better person, through the reading itself, through what I’m reading, or through where the ideas lead.
- God in Search of Man, Abraham Joshua Heschel
- Discourses and Selected Writings, Epictetus
- The Hemlock Cup, Bettany Hughes
- Guide to Philosophy, C. E. M. Joad
- A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
- Journey Through Genius, William Dunham
- On the Wisdom of America, Lin Yutang
- The Compass of Zen, Zen Master Seung Sahn
- The Compassionate Mind, Paul Gilbert
- Ready for Anything, Samantha Boardman
- Isla Negra, Pablo Neruda
- The Western Canon, Harold Bloom
- Being Digital, Nicholas Negroponte
Listening
A lot of Shpongle lately, especially when doing house chores. Otherwise everything: Bach, The Halluci Nation, the Beatles, Outkast, k-os, and on and on.
Watching
My wife and I are working our way through Bones. It’s a great show, though not all of its humor and plot lines have aged well. We just finished the last season of The Law According to Lidia Poët, which ended too soon. That’s Netflix for you.
Where I am
Jerusalem. Local meetups welcome. Drop a note via Contact, or come to the salon.