Historic Profiles
Premonitions: Parshat Sh’lach (Numbers 13:1 – 15:41)
Sometimes we can feel in our bones that something is going to go wrong. We can’t explain why or how, … Continue Reading
Looking Evil In the Face, Boldly and Beautifully
“If there is only one book you are going to read….” is not something I say often, and something I … Continue Reading
Night Words, A Midrash For The Holocaust
The Meaning of this Day, January 27, 2021 In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27–the anniversary of … Continue Reading
Reflections On The Nineteenth Anniversary Of September 11th
The horror of September 11 can not be reduced to a statistic or an emotion.
A Doubly Sad Day…
Today is a doubly sad day. Today I mourn as a Jew, and today, I mourn as an American. Today … Continue Reading
The Truth About The First Pilgrims
The Pilgrims were much more multi-dimensional and paradoxical than the classic tales would have us believe.
Why The Patron Saint Of The Internet Lived A Lonely Life
Isidore of Seville was isolated in his time as one of the few people who cared about collecting and preserving knowledge.
The Man Who Entertained Germans With Vile Antisemitic Propaganda
Through his weekly rag, Der Sturmer, Streicher helped Hitler spread anti-semitic propaganda to the masses in Germany.