Blogger Tim Urban recently wrote an e-book entitled “What’s Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies.” It’s an excellent analysis … Continue Reading
In our parashah (Torah reading) this week, we find ourselves encountering an old friend, Korach – the rebellious cousin of … Continue Reading
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.
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.
On more of my childhood nights than not, as soon as our family was finished cleaning up the kitchen after … Continue Reading
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.
There are two ways we can deal with problems – we can solve them afterwards, or prevent them from happening to begin with.
Monday morning, I sat in a Yom HaZikaron assembly at my daughter’s Jewish day school, tears on my cheeks as … Continue Reading
