I am torn in making this blog. Is it a good idea in general? I don't want to appear foolish. I also don't know if this blog is going to be mostly about my own personal musings, or more about Torah ideas and topics. I think that me personal musings are less interesting that the Torah ideas, however personalized they may be, so I think that is what we will be talking about.

So which is it? Am I writing this for me or for you? Somebody please comment, lets have a debate, about the purpose of the blog Maybe if you know me, do you want to hear about Torah, or what is going on inside my head, or maybe you think I should put the computer down. Or perhaps you do  have questions, and I have bits and sparks of wisdom (ha), that you would like to hear? Or perhaps some medley of both.  I will publish this now and see if it has a comment section. If it does I will advertise it on my facebook page. lets see what happens, and we will begin the adventure.

However one Jewish proverb does seem to be crossing my mind, as well as others. Better to keep you mouth closed and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt. Let us see to the truth of that statement, because there is another one. "All beginning are difficult". No doubt there is someone wiser than I who can tell when to apply each bit of wisdom in it's correct time. I am not that person.

I tend to overshare. Becoming embarrassed as something stupid flies out of my mouth for everyone to hear is one thing. It is embarrassing, and it makes me want a hole to open up and swallow me whole, but the feelings pass, most people are not paying attention, and the ones who do, usually have enough going on in their brain that the thought of how stupid Avrahom Rothenberg doesn't stay up on the top ten things to do for very long But a blog, oh a blog is different,  it takes that   over sharing to a much higher level. It is in print forever, and it stays forever. Stupid positions, stupid arguments, and general silliness can be pulled up and presented to you on your 75th birthday. "hey remember that time you predicted capitol punishment for heavy metal bands?" Or losing your house because you littered. and all you can do is go "yeah thanks" cuz this here blog is a record.

Despite the fact that it may a record, I will be writing down my thoughts on current events, my emotional reaction to different things in my life, and the occasional bit of Torah, that I have either heard from my Rebbe, or things that I have come up with myself, but I have been told that it was correct. I would like to present myself as the caped defender of Judaism, God and his Torah, but I am woefully inadequate for the job, and that kind of pressure would paralyze me for far longer than it already has. I am simply a guy who has worked on a few questions for a while now, and I have something to say. Perhaps I shouldn't say it, either because it is wrong, or just plain confusing, but here I am saying it nonetheless. I hope God grants me the (write) things to put in the keyboard.