L’chaim to our second chance at a happy New Year
Here’s a quiz for the times: Q: What do Jews have in common with Muslims, the Chinese, the Iranians, the...
Shedding some light on the meaning of Hanukkah
At this season we might for a moment contemplate one of Shakespeare’s more intriguing but often overlooked characters, the French...
Pondering the uncertainties engrained in our Jewish Culture
In a hard fought, razor-close presidential campaign, many questions remained unanswered after the polling stations closed. It wasn’t clear which...
When beliefs are tested
PITTSBURGH – They were the shots heard ‘round my neighborhood. The shots heard ‘round the country. The shots heard ‘round...
The round challah has no beginning and no end
If this were last year – if this were the last month of a 162-game Red Sox season, if the...
Jews are likely to stick to their democratic roots
As the Republicans prepare for their quadrennial political conclave, they face several challenges. Their incumbent president lags in the polls....
July fourth 2020: How a divided nation is united in caring about our future
At Passover, we ask a famous question: Why is this night different from all other nights? This past July 4,...
Crossing the bridge to hope and healing
At this hard moment in America’s passage – an unarmed man killed in a police chokehold in Minneapolis, another killed...
‘It is a tree of life to all who hold fast to it’
Every year at Passover I get to thinking that this season is the most peculiarly Jewish time of the year....
