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: hostages
Hatred Will Never Define Us
I’m almost afraid to write about the trauma of October 7 and its aftermath. In the distorted narrative that has …
New Beginnings
The hostages came home, and we slowly entered a week of overflowing emotion — laughter that burst out uninvited, tears …
“It Has Never Not Been October 7th”
In a few minutes, it will be October 7th. And in a very real sense, it has been October 7th …
Chaos and Order in the Book of Numbers (and in our lives)
The Book of Numbers, Ba’midbar in Hebrew, occupies a unique place in the narrative of the Israelites’ journey from slavery …
Alone in a Crowd
We’ve all felt it—that moment of standing in the middle of a crowd yet feeling completely alone. You look around …
We Have Only Each Other
I don’t want to write about them. I don’t want to write about the two little redheaded boys and their …
A Heart-wrenching and Important Exhibit
I spent Tu B’Shevat this week on a bus to Miami and back—four hours in each direction. Along with 40 …
Agam Berger, “Hair Artist” & Hero
Tonight is known as Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Song, because this week’s Torah portion includes the Song of the …
To Work in Concert: A Lesson in Leadership
Whenever people do things together, we say they are acting in concert. But those concerts can be atonal, uncomfortable, even …
