Antisemitism: Then and Now

November 9, 2023

Tonight is the 85th anniversary of Krystallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass in Germany on November 9, 1938. On that …

We Are Not Alone

October 23, 2023

Today was a low day. I didn’t have a particularly good reason to feel gloomy, except that the sadness and …

March 3, 2023

Things I learned this week: That the planned National Day of Hate didn’t happen, at least not in my home …

January 26, 2023

I’m writing this on January 27, designated by the UN as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, the Jewish Federation …

November 4, 2022

This morning I was on the phone with a board member from my synagogue and mentioned that I was about …

July 29, 2022

Many people want to talk to me about fear and hopelessness these days. They look at the pictures of wildfires …

July 20, 2022

“How lovely are your tents O Jacob, your dwelling places Yisrael.” These were the words of the non-Jewish prophet Balaam …

June 5, 2022

I’m not lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or queer. So why should I pay attention to Pride Month that celebrates LGBTQ …

May 18, 2022

Let’s play Jeopardy. The $200 clue: Everything! The correct answer: What’s wrong with replacement theory? If the phrase “replacement theory” …