Sacred Space, Just Up the Stairs and On Your Right
When is a restaurant, not (only) a restaurant? When it becomes one of the holiest places in New York.
Grief & Coping
Kill Them All, Blame Bibi, and Other Responses to an Especially Terrible 48 Hours
Standing at the intersection of painful humility and profound possibility.
What Judaism and Oprah Teach Us About Happiness, Even During War
Given the state of the world and Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas, can we expect to be happy?
Gaza War
The war in Israel and Gaza is a horrific fact. Events unfolding along Israel’s northern border threaten to expand that … Continue Reading
Remembering The Holocaust On Air
I came into this year’s Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — with more than my usual ambivalence. Beyond my … Continue Reading
Cross and Not Crossing
The translation that “God was cross with me” seems most thoughtful and sensitive to the resonance between Hebrew and English.