In an era of identitarian politics and a general fascination with identity writ large — be it racial, religious, gender, sexual, ethnic, or another — I keep returning to the words written by Pete Townshend and belted out by Roger Daltry on the title track to The Who’s 1978 album, Who Are You.
“Weekly D’Var”
The High Five Point
My Canadian husband and I got married in 2009 and immediately moved to Israel for the year. Knowing we would be moving back to Boston for me to finish rabbinical school, we reached out to an immigration lawyer to get things sorted.
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
On more of my childhood nights than not, as soon as our family was finished cleaning up the kitchen after … Continue Reading
Making Our Laws Holy
When an 18-year-old (may his name be blotted out) walked into a gun shop and bought a pair of assault rifles and enough ammunition to create a war zone at an elementary school, he violated no laws.
Solving Problems Upstream
There are two ways we can deal with problems – we can solve them afterwards, or prevent them from happening to begin with.
The Closeness of the Fallen
Monday morning, I sat in a Yom HaZikaron assembly at my daughter’s Jewish day school, tears on my cheeks as … Continue Reading
Do We Have Leaders Anymore?
We are living amid a time in which many are calling for increased power-sharing within and across organizations — with teams rather
On Pyramids and Impermanence
Roses, Thorns, and Buds
One of the many glues that binds our family together is our love of storytelling. We rarely miss opportunities to replay our highlights (and lowlights), reveling in the snowball effect as the stories gain meaning, matter, and momentum with each retelling.