What Tishrei Is Like In Squirrel Hill This Year
I am deriving joy from our Torah and tradition even when it is tinged with sadness.
Representative Cummings: Lying in State, Dancing With The Angels
Remembering Representative Cummings
Is There Value In Distracted Praying? Are We Ever Not Distracted?
Should we even bother praying if we’re always distracted?
What Reporting A Coworker Taught Me About The #MeToo Movement
No organization’s, institution’s, or family’s reputation is more important than the truth about mental, emotional, and sexual abuse.
Sometimes You Have To Walk Through The Door Even If There’s Blood On It
I’m not sure I’m ready to go to Germany, not sure I will ever be, but the door opened, and I’m walking through it.
The Problem With Treating Ordinary People Like Heroes
Every ordinary person has the ability to do extraordinary things.
To Address The Problem of Guns, We Need Both Data And Emotion
In the span of two days, two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have once again brought anguish over … Continue Reading
We Must Not Forget That We Were Also Strangers On This Land
History and policy teach us that citizenship—especially citizenship in a stable, peaceful democracy– is almost always a matter of luck, not righteousness.