Down By The Shul Yard

Someone taught Danny Saunders to hit a ball, run the bases, and come home. Chaim Potok‘s adolescent character in The Chosen emerges from a culture steeped in tradition, education, learning and study. While his family’s primary focus may have been the Torah and the Talmud, someone took responsibility for extending Danny’s learning to the ball […]

Moms & Prayer

Long ago and far away (from where I sit), women traditionally took on the role of raising children. Key components in nurturing were education and religion. The accomplishment and dignity of a mother’s job well done has been the foundation of sustainable family, community, nation…and personal self-esteem. Jan Met, better known as Mrs. Met, has raised three […]

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR METS: Thursday, May 4, 2017

Start Prayin’, Because on Sunday, It Looked Liked End Times A Comin’ Animals know it: a change in light or a vibration in the earth signals unusual, transitioning conditions. That’s what Mets catcher’s Kevin Plawecki’s ascent to the pitching mound seemed to be in Sunday’s final game of the week’s series against the Nationals, when combined with a wildly lopsided 23-5 score: things […]

Every Seven Days

A friend who has read the Jewish bible & the New Testament three times tells me that everything one needs to know is in these books. Is the weekly cycle – six days of creation, followed by the day of rest – described in Genesis more important than many of today’s men and women know? Man’s ancient […]

Smoke That, Jay

Jay Bruce’s first-of-the-2017-Mets-season home run (which was followed on by another, last night, in Game 6) will be an easy one to remember. Whether you say ‘he’s smokin,’ or ‘what was he smokin’?,’ Bruce’s smooth, early-season performance extends the past two years of Mets’ rolling out unexpected delights for the fans. The existence of entheogens, which, according […]

Mets Vespers Sunday, April 2 7:30 pm

PRAY4METS, 2015 to now: who would have known? With two post-season appearances since our inception, Citi Field is sold out for the Mets home opener on Monday, April 3. Fans are smiling. My husband is happy. Life is good. As Mets fans prepare for the 2017 season, you are cordially invited to come together in community […]

Spring Training for the Soul

SPRING TRAINING FOR THE SOUL: Join Our Mailing List As Pitchers & Catchers report to Spring Training this week, Pray4Mets gets back in gear to keep fans’ spirits buoyant and help guide the Amazins to their best possible 2017 performance. Pray4Mets is a global community of people who are willing to put their hands together […]

…And Sinners

Former Met Daniel Murphy was centered about his religious beliefs and spirituality. These worked for him and the Mets during the 2015 season, but his out-there voice did not appear to fit with management vision. When it was announced that the team would decline his request for a multi-year contract, my husband and I, just coming off six months of […]

Of Saints…

On Sunday, July 24, 2016, Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, doubling the number of Mets in the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election is baseball’s canonization. Pray4Mets’ biggest challenge in 2015 was discerning a way to help men who were rabid Mets fans and […]

Forging Spiritual Connections

Mets folks came to Montclair last year to check out Pray4Mets’ weekly gathering at Tierney’s Temple — I mean Tavern. This year, strengthening our bonds, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson penned a lovely thank-you note to us after our attendance on Opening Day (7-2). Pray4Mets and Citi Field have a stronger connection in 2016 than in 2015. Is it […]

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