On Becoming Myself

June 28, 2025

I’m not sure why we give birthdays so much weight. A single day passes, and suddenly I’m a full year …

The Search for Survivors

June 22, 2023

This week’s Torah portion is about a complicated relationship between leaders and would-be leaders. It’s called Korach, after the leader …

July 2, 2022

Whenever I read this week’s Torah portion about the Korach rebellion against Moses in the desert, I am reminded of the …

July 4, 2019

…and notes on an anniversary for this blog I started this blog on June 27, 2010, thinking about my Jewish …

July 5, 2018

We are living in unsettled times. We know it has happened before, and that it will happen again, but it …

June 15, 2018

Much has been written about Korach, the “protagonist” of this week’s Torah portion. Most of it isn’t particularly nice. He’s …