Which Day is October 7?
When is the right day to commemorate a tragedy? The question becomes complicated — even more so than the complications …
Category Archives: 9/11
Opening the Door
It is less than a week before October 7. This is the third year we remember that date. Remember the …
From Sorrow to New Beginnings: A Reverse Omer Counter
Beginning this evening, many in the Jewish world will observe Tisha B’Av. It’s the date that, in different years, the …
Curses, Blessings, and 9/11
Curses and blessings. The Torah offers them in the same breath — and so does life. Just when everything seems …
Indifference
A man once asked two famous rabbis to teach him the entire Torah while standing on one foot. The first …
Terror Rains Down on Israel
This weekend Jews around the world began to pray for rain. Not because we want it to rain where we …
Shabbat Shuvah: Turning Mourning into Action & Repair
This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return. Always between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a day …
9/11
It was September 11th and President Bush would be here in Sarasota that day. I was in bed, staring at …
