by Dr. Martin Blinder | Nov 3, 2023 | Memoirs
It’s my understanding that today’s high school freshmen, hoping to secure admission four years hence to a competitive college such as my alma mater, Cornell University, are advised that though straight A’s are a commendable start, it would be prudent to give...
by Dr. Martin Blinder | Sep 29, 2023 | Memoirs
It worked like this: At the end of each weekly lesson Mr. Roberts would assign me half a dozen or so pieces I was to practice daily – perhaps a Bach fugue or a Haydn sonata. I was obliged by my parents to practice at least one hour every day, seven days a...
by Dr. Martin Blinder | Sep 26, 2023 | Memoirs
Mr. Roberts was my one and only piano teacher. Instruction began when I was age 7 and continued weekly until I went off to college. I’ve since come to understand why he had a waiting list and why so many considered him the architect of their pianistic...
by Dr. Martin Blinder | Sep 22, 2023 | Memoirs
Showtime: The rabbi’s proforma introductory remarks and fundraising pitch completed, I stepped forward, recited my prayers in Hebrew, and for the benefit of my parents and 99.9% of the attendees, repeated them in English. Next came my first public speech ever –...
by Dr. Martin Blinder | Sep 21, 2023 | Memoirs
…..And Jehovah was just getting started. Remember, He’d given Lot, Lot’s wife, and a few other pious townspeople safe passage out of the two heretical, decadent party towns he was apparently planning to nuke. God’s mercy towards these faithful few was...
