Fear and Faith

June 12, 2026

I’m an educator, so I get lots of ads for teaching tools in my inbox. Today’s haul included a curriculum …

The Pain of Fear

May 12, 2026

The following essay was supposed to run as an op-ed on the Opinion page of the local daily newspaper. Tonight, …

June 21, 2024

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

June 16, 2023

Fear. It keeps us safe, keeps us from doing things that can cause pain or even death. But there’s a …