Rabbi Sol Solomon’s mini-sermons, called RABBINICAL REFLECTIONS, air on the Dave’s Gone By radio program (Saturday mornings, http://www.davesgoneby.com and facebook.com/davesgoneby). The texts of these pearls of wisdom are posted here chronologically. To hear the Rabbi intone them, click on the youtube links provided. Enjoy!
#183, 4/20/2024: Passover 2024
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers reflections and a poem for this particularly potent Passover holiday
#182, 3/23/2024: Jokes for Purim 2024
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers jokes and interpretations for the Purim holiday
#181, 1/13/2024: New Jokes
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers topical jokes for the times
#180, 12/31/2023: 2023 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond-ish farewell to 2023
#179, 4/1/2023: Passover 2023
Subject: Rabbi Sol extols the virtues of a modern-day passover
#178, 12/31/2022: 2022 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a fond farewell to 2022
#177, 10/6/2022: Dave’s Gone By 20th Anniversary
Subject: Rabbi Sol congratulates Dave Lefkowitz on the 20th anniversary of his radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By.
#176, 6/11/2022: 2022 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2022 Tony Awards
#175, 3/17/2022: St. Patrick’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the poetry of James Joyce
#174, 2/22/2022: Poems for Valentine’s Day
Subject: Rabbi Sol appears as part of Gingold Theater Group’s Valentine Slam Virtual Open Mic Night
#173, 12/25/2021: 2021 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2021
#172, 10/22/2021: Brown Sugar
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Rolling Stones retiring their classic, “Brown Sugar.”
#171, 9/14/2021: How to Fast on Yom Kippur
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers tips on how to fast on Yom Kippur
#170, 7/24/2021: Ben & Jerry’s
Subject: Rabbi Sol goes sour on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
#169, 4/30/2021: Meron
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a Lag B’Omer gone bad in Israel
#168, 4/10/21: Normalcy
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on a post-pandemic return to normalcy
$167, 2/25/21: Purim Jokes 2021
Subject: Rabbi Sol offers jokes and interpretations for the Purim holiday
#166, 1/28/21: Let Them Hear Me
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to a theatrical open-mic night
#165, 1/17/21: Free Speech
Subject: Rabbi Sol looks at censorship in the age of insurrection
#164, 12/31/20: 2020 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a bitter farewell to 2020
#163, 6/6/20: Broadway 2020
Subject: Broadway’s 2020 Tony Awards
#162, 5/2/20: Social Distancing
Subject: Rabbi Sol has choice words for those who disregard isolation orders during a pandemic
#161, 4/25/20: Rabbi Sol Solomon Reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet #30
Subject: Rabbi Sol contributes to Irondale Ensemble’s Sonnet Marathon
#160, 4/10/20: Shaking Hands
Subject: Rabbi Sol discusses shaking hands in the age of COVID-19
#159, 6/3/19: 2019 Tony Awards
Subject: Broadway’s 2019 Tony Awards
#158, 12/31/18: 2018 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a semi-fond farewell to 2018
#157, 12/15/18: Cold Outside
Subject: Political correctness is not music to my ears
#156, 8/11/18: Joke Time
Subject: Jokes about headaches, hangovers, and hearing
#155, 6/10/18: 2018 Tony Awards
Subject: Broadway’s 2018 Tony Awards
#154, 3/25/18: DimonaLand
Subject: A theme park in Israel?
#153, 1/14/18: Jokes for the New Year
Subject: Jokes for the New Year
#152, 1/1/18: Farewell 2017
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a not-so-fond farewell to 2017
#151, 12/24/17: Jerusalem
Subject: Donald Trump declares that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
#150, 8/20/17: On Both Sides
Subject: Donald Trump’s post-Charlottesville speeches
#149, 8/13/17: Trump & Trannies
Subject: Donald Trump bans transsexuals from military service
#148, 8/6/17: Roger Waters
Subject: The relentless Israel bashing by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
#147, 7/9/17: Wailing Wall
Subject: Segregation continues at Israel’s Western Wall
#146, 6/11/17: 2017 Tonys
Subject: Broadway’s 2017 Tony Awards
#145, 3/11/17: Purim Jokes 2017
Subject: Jokes and commentary
#144, 3/5/17: Playboy
Subject: Playboy magazine brings back nudity
#143, 1/8/17: Obama & the U.N.
Subject: The US abstains from a UN vote on Israel
#142, 12/25/16: 2016 Farewell
Subject: A not-so-fond farewell to the year 2016
#141, 11/6/16: Electile Dysfunction
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon chooses between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to make an endorsement for President
#140, 6/12/16: 2016 Tonys
Subject: Broadway’s 2016 Tony Awards
#139, 5/8/16: Donald Trump
Subject: Presumptive GOP candidate Donald Trump
#138, 4/24/16: Shmura Matzohs
Subject: Passover’s best bread
#137, 3/6/16: Astronaut Scott Kelly
Subject: Scott Kelly returns from outer space
#136, 2/28/16: Hitler’s Junk
Subject: Adolf Hitler and hypospadias
#135, 1/17/16: David Bowie
Subject: Remembering rock star David Bowie
#134, 1/1/16: Farewell 2015
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids a New Year’s Eve farewell to 2015
#133, 1/22/15: Word of the Year
Subject: Merriam-Webster’s picks its 2015 Word of the Year
#132, 12/12/15: Hanukah Haiku
Subject: Celebrate Chanukah with tiny, yet festive, Japanese poems
#131, 8/23/15: Jimmy Carter
Subject: The life of ailing U.S. president, Jimmy Carter
#130, 8/2/15: Cecil the Lion
Subject: The killing of Cecil the endangered African lion by a rich American hunter
#129, 7/12/15: With a Little Help
Subject: Rabbi Sol deconstructs The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends”
#128, 6/28/15: Scalia
Subject: The rulings of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
#127, 6/21/15: Jenna Jameson
Subject: Former Porn actress Jenna Jameson is converting to Judaism
#126, 6/7/15: The 2015 Tony Awards
Subject: Broadway’s 2014-15 Tony Awards
#125, 5/24/15: Harry Shearer
Subject: Harry Shearer’s decision to leave “The Simpsons”
#124, 5/9/15: What’s in a (Baby) Name?
Subject: The 2014 list of most popular baby names
#123, 5/3/15: Popeyes
One franchise’s reaction to a robbery
#122, 4/19/15: Campaign 2016
Subject: Hillary Clinton enters the 2016 presidential race
#121, 4/5/15: Passover’s Plagues
Subject: The ten plagues of Pesach
#120, 3/29/15: Bibi’s Back
Subject: The reelection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
#119, 3/8/15: Dave’s 500th
Subject: Celebrating the 500th episode of the Dave’s Gone By radio program
#118, 3/1/15: New Purim Jokes
Subject: Jewish jokes
#117, 2/22/15: Oscars 2015
Subject: The 2015 Academy Awards nominees
#116, 2/8/15: UC Dervish
Subject: The anti-Israel vote by the student council of UC Davis
#115, 2/1/15: Letters, I Get Letters
Subject: Rabbi Sol responds to fan letters about rape and Islam
#114, 1/11/15: Political Cartoons
Subject: The terrorist attack at Paris’s Charlie Hebdo newspaper
#113, 12/21/14: Little Yomo and the Corned Beef Sandwich
Subject: A story for Chanukah
#112, 12/7/14: Cos
Subject: The troubles facing comedian Bill Cosby
#111, 11/23/14: Murder in Jerusalem
Subject: Just in time for Thanksgiving – terrorism in Jerusalem
#110, 11/16/14: Christmas in November
Subject: The endless holiday season
#109, 10/19/14: Ebola
Subject: The spreading Ebola virus
#108, 9/28/14: OpiYum
Subject: The Chinese chef who made his noodles a little too tempting
#107, 9/21/14: Gwyneth
Subject: Gwyneth Paltrow’s religious affiliation
#106, 9/7/14: Uzi Does It
Subject: Little girls and big guns don’t mix
#105, 8/31/14: Eventful August
Subject: A look back at a busy month
#104, 8/3/14/: Going Great Guns in Gaza
Subject: The war against Hamas in Gaza
#103, 7/5/14: Brothers’ Keepers
Subject: The kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas
#102, 6/8/14: The 2014 Tony Awards
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Broadway’s 2013-14 theater season and Tony Awards
#101, 5/25/14: Gabriel Diaz
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on Gabriel Diaz, New York City’s Nazi cabdriver
#100, 5/18/14: Boko Haram
Subject: The kidnappers of the Boko Haram terrorist organization in Nigeria
#99, 4/20/14: Utz vs. Butler
Subject: The case of the peed-in coffee pot
#98, 3/30/14: Fred Phelps
Subject: The death of Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps
#97, 3/23/14: Hearing Voices
Subject: Crazy people doing crazier things
#96, 3/16/14: Purim Jokes 2014
Subject: Jewish Jokes
#95, 3/9/14: Upskirt
Subject: The new laws pertaining to upskirt photography
#94, 3/1/14: Kiev
Subject: Political turmoil in the Ukraine
#93, 2/2/14: RadioShack
Subject: The troubles of RadioShack
#92, 2/16/14: Sochi
Subject: The winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
#91, 2/8/14: SodaStream and ScarJo
Subject: Sodastream spokesperson and former Oxfam ambassador Scarlett Johansson
#90, 2/1/14: Justin Bieber
Subject: The troubles of pop star Justin Bieber
#89, 1/26/14: Hiroo Onoda
Subject: The death of Japanese World War II soldier Hiroo Onoda
#88, 1/19/14: Ariel Sharon
Subject: The death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
#87, 1/12/14: Duck Amuck
Subject: The inflammatory statements of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson
#86, 12/29/13: New Year 2014
Subject: The year gone by and the year ahead
#85, 12/22/13: Passings in 2013
Subject: Notable passings in 2013
#84, 12/8/13: Ronnie Smith in Benghazi
Subject: An American schoolteacher gunned down in Libya
#83, 12/1/13: Thanksgiving Meets Chanukah
Subject: The rare confluence of two great holidays, Thanksgiving and Chanukah
#82, 11/19/13: Crystal Spa
Subject: An unfortunate German advertisement
#81, 11/10/13: Chocolate-Covered Chips
Subject: Lay’s rolls out its newest snack sensation
#80, 11/3/13: Redskins
Subject: Changing the name of the Washington Redskins football team
#79, 10/13/13: Motorcycle Mayhem
Subject: The recent biker gang melee on a New York highway
#78, 10/6/13: Shutdown
Subject: The government’s budget shutdown
#77, 9/29/13: Syria
Subject: Bashar al Assad’s poison gas attack on his own people
#76, 9/8/13: Fast Food on Strike
Subject: Workers at fast-food restaurants are demanding better wages
#75, 9/1/13: Egypt Again
Subject: The current chaos in Egypt
#74, 8/18/13: Baby Messiah
Subject: A Tennessee judge forbids a couple from naming their baby Messiah
#73, 7/28/13: Abortion in Texas
Subject: The new abortion legislation signed into law in Texas
#72, 6/30/13: Shalom Dammit! in Greeley
Subject: The Rabbi brings his stage show to Greeley, Colorado in July
#71, 6/23/13: Michael Karkoc
Subject: 94-year-old Nazi war criminal Michael Karkoc
#70, 6/16/13: Michael Douglas
Subject: Michael Douglas and his HPV
#69, 6/9/13: The Tonys 2013
Subject: The 2012-13 Broadway Tony Awards
#68, 5/26/13: Angelia Jolie
Subject: Angelina Jolie’s choice to undergo a preventative double mastectomy
#67, 5/19/13: Tax Evasion
Subject: The IRS scandal
#66, 5/12/13: Jodi on HLN
Subject: HLN’s coverage of the Jodi Arias murder trial
#65, 5/5/13: Joking Around
Subject: Jewish jokes
#64, 4/21/13: The Brothers Tsarnaev and the “M” Word
Subject: The Boston Marathon bombing and its origins
#63, 4/14/13: Jew in a Box
Subject: The Berlin Jewish Museum’s exhibit featuring a Jewish person displayed in a glass case
#62, 4/7/13: Roger Ebert
Subject: Movie critic Roger Ebert fades into the sunset
#61, 3/17/13: Sugar Sugar
Subject: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on oversized soft drinks
#60, 3/10/13: Whose Line Returns
Subject: The return to TV of the improv comedy show, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
#59, 3/13/13: Disappearing Delis
Subject: The closing of Jewish and Kosher delicatessens in New York and around the country
#58, 2/24/13: More Purim Jokes
Subject: Jewish jokes
#57, 2/17/13: Pope Benedict Retires
Subject: The legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
#56, 2/10/13: Valentine’s Day
Subject: How Valentine’s Day can bring out the love in all of us
#55, 2/3/13: Oldies But Goodies
Subject: The resurgence of 1960s rock-and-roll legends in popular culture
#54, 1/27/13: The Battle of Algiers
Subject: The hostage crisis in Algeria
#53, 1/20/13: Lance Armstrong
Subject: Disgraced bicyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to doping
#52, 1/13/13: Al Gorezeera
Subject: Al Gore sells Current TV to Al Jazeera
#51, 12/30/12: 2012 Farewell
Subject: Rabbi Sol bids farewell to the old year, 2012
#50, 12/23/12: Gun Control
Subject: Calls for gun control in the wake of the Newtown, CT school shootings
Reflection #49, 12/16/12: Molest We Forget
Subject: Convicted child molester, Rabbi Nechemiah Weberman
Reflection #48, 12/9/12: Chanukah
Subject: The Chanukah festival-of-lights holiday
Reflection #47, 11/25/12: Gaza Gaza Hey
Subject: Israel versus the Palestinians in Gaza
Reflection #46, 10/7/12: Anniversaries Gone By
Subject: Tenth anniversary of the radio program, Dave’s Gone By
Reflection #45, 9/30/12, Subway Savagery
Subject: Controversial anti-terrorism ad in the New York City subway system
Reflection #44, 9/23/12: Atonement
Subject: Yom Kippur, the day of atonement
Reflection #43, 9/9/12: New Reviews
Subject: More rave reviews for the Rabbi’s live stage show in New York, Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon
Reflection #42, 6/10/12: 2012 Tony Awards
Subject: the 2011-12 Broadway Tony Awards
Reflection #41, 5/13/12: Arresting the Molesting
Subject: Sexual abuse of children in the Orthodox Jewish community
Reflection #40, 4/9/12: Mezuzah Meshugah
Subject: A woman battles her co-op over hanging a mezuzah on her door
Reflection #39, 3/25/12: Rave Reviews
Subject: Rabbi Sol kvells over the rave reviews for his live stage show, Shalom Dammit!
Reflection #38, 2/19/12: Shalom Dammit! Live in NYC
Subject: Rabbi Sol promotes the New York City production of his live stage show, Shalom Dammit!
Reflection #37, 2/5/12: More Jokes
#037 (2/5/12): More Jokes
Reflection #36, 1/29/12: Jewish GPS>
Subject: A GPS locating system specifically for the Jewish community
Reflection #35, 1/22/12: Gay Tel Aviv
Subject: Subject: Tolerance in Israel, as Tel Aviv is voted the best gay city in the world
Reflection #34, 1/15/12: Mitt Romney
Subject: Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Reflection #33, 12/17/11: Newt Gingrich
Subject: Newt Gingrich’s pro-Israeli stance
Reflection #32, 12/11/11: Post Office
Subject: The U.S. Post Office raises its rates
Reflection #31, 12/4/11: Coca Cola
Subject: Coca Cola makes a marketing gaffe
Reflection #30, 11/27/11: Questions
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon mulls questions raised by his live stage show, Shalom Dammit!
Reflection #29, 11/13/11: Shalom Dammit! Live
Subject: Rabbi Sol Solomon promotes his stage show, Shalom Dammit!
Reflection #28, 11/6/11: Kardashian Divorce
Subject: Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Kris Humphries
Reflection #27, 10/30/11, Blackout
Subject: Snowstorms causing blackouts in Northern Colorado
Reflection #26, 10/23/11: Occupied
Subject: Rabbi Sol reflects on the Occupy movement
Reflection #25, 10/2/11: Days of Awe
Subject: The days between the Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Reflection #24, 9/25/11: Statehood?
Subject: The Palestinians’ request for statehood from the United Nations
Reflection #23, 9/11/11: Ten Years
Subject: The tenth anniversary of September 11th
Reflection #22, 8/27/11: Reb Levin
Subject: The homophobic comments of Orthodox Rabbi Yehuda Levin
Reflection #21, 8/21/11: Downturn
Subject: Economic downturns and double-dip recessions
Reflection #20, 7/3/11: July 4th
Subject: Celebrating Independence Day
Reflection #19, 6/25/11: Ryan Dunn
Subject: The drunk driving death of “Jackass” performer Ryan Dunn
Reflection #18, 6/19/11: Father’s Day
Subject: Honoring Father’s Day
Reflection #17, 6/12/11: Tony Awards 2011
Subject: Broadway’s 2011 Tony Awards
Reflection #16, 5/15/11: Israel’s Birthday
Subject: Israel’s 63rd birthday
Reflection #15, 5/7/11: Dead! Dead! Dead!
Subject: The death of Osama bin Laden
Reflection #14, 5/1/11: Royal Wedding
Subject: Hoopla over the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
Reflection #13, 4/24/11: Easter
Subject: Easter Sunday
Reflection #12, 4/10/11: Killer Whale
Subject: Tilikum, SeaWorld’s killer whale, lives up to its name
Reflection #11, 4/3/11: Circumcisions
Subject: A proposed ban on circumcisions
Reflection #10, 3/27/11: Tsunami Tweet
Subject: Gilbert Gottfried’s tweet about Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
Reflection #9, 3/20/11: Purim Jokes
Subject: Jewish jokes
Reflection #8, 3/13/11: Gas Prices
Subject: Gasoline prices
Reflection #7, 3/6/11: The Pope
Subject: Pope Benedict’s new book about Jesus and the Jews
Reflection #6, 2/27/11: Charlie Sheen
Subject: Subject: Charlie Sheen’s troubles with women, drugs and soundbytes
Reflection #5, 2/20/11: Presidents Day
Subject: Washington’s Birthday, Lincoln’s Birthday, and Presidents Day in general
Reflection #4, 2/13/11: Egypt
Subject: Political uprising and turmoil in Egypt
Reflection #3, 1/30/11: Taco Bell
Subject: The Taco Bell restaurant lawsuit
Reflection #2, 1/23/11: Regis Philbin
Subject: Regis Philbin leaves television’s “Regis and Kelly”
Reflection #1, 1/16/11: MLK
Subject: Martin Luther King Day.
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