July 18, 2021I hesitate before sharing my opinions these days. The problem is that I am optimistic in a time of great…
July 11, 2021“Every age has its signature afflictions,” wrote the Korean-born philosopher Byung-Chul Han in his book The Burnout Society. Burnout is…
July 4, 2021A local rabbi condemned Israel in a recent social media post. I was frustrated and agitated as I read the…
June 27, 2021I am easily entertained for hours doing family history research on the internet. And I love watching the PBS show…
June 13, 2021Singing on Shabbat is what transforms the day into a spiritual delight. Even as the pandemic ebbs, many are not…
June 6, 2021Bayard Rustin was one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s early advisers. He organized the freedom riders of the 1940s and…
May 30, 2021Falling into a Facebook trap, I recently got ensnared engaging, if not fighting, in a cascade of political posts. The…
April 26, 2021Let’s make Shakshuka with Kerry Brodie fo Emma’s Torch.
April 11, 2021Sauces for your pasta.
April 2, 2021This year, count the plagues of Covid-19: the red runny nose, the frog in the throat, the scratchiness, stinging irritations,…
