“No One Should Be Alone”

October 5, 2025

The day before Yom Kippur, the synagogue I attend received a threatening phone call. The caller said he knew our …

Alone in a Crowd

February 25, 2025

We’ve all felt it—that moment of standing in the middle of a crowd yet feeling completely alone. You look around …

July 19, 2024

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the …

June 21, 2024

Inside my car are two small Israeli flags, “flying” from poles made of drink straws that are stuck in a …

June 7, 2024

I got a terrible jolt this afternoon as I looked at my past blog posts about this week’s Torah portion. …

May 25, 2024

You may not have noticed, but this past Wednesday was Pesach sheni – literally, second Passover. It’s designed for people who can’t …

November 9, 2023

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

March 3, 2023

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

February 23, 2023

I received the following message today from the Jewish Federation: “Over the past several weeks a handful of known antisemitic, …