Lance Armstrong Let Me Down Too
It turned out to be an incredible irony. The week Lance Armstrong finally admitted to Oprah that he had lied about doping was the same week that we read the Torah portion “Bo,” the story of the final three plagues in Egypt.
Building a Serious Jewish Library
A young friend and former student of mine recently asked her Facebook network for suggestions as to what books she ought to buy as first steps in building a serious Jewish library. Although her request welcomed the nerdy, I have striven to recommend for a broad base of reader/collectors.
Leading Prayer - Praying for Leaders
What an interesting idea! On the day immediately following the pomp and ceremony of the inauguration, what is the first thing that the President and Vice President do? Convene their staff? Hold a press conference?
Galilee Diary: Brand Recognition
The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
-Genesis 27:22
My Grandmother's Hands and Psalm 90
We are in her house in Dallas. Sesame Street plays on the television I am supposed to be watching. But instead, I watch her, specifically her hands. She grips her new, clean easel, finagling its three legs in different positions until it stands independently.
Campaign and Suffrage
Pursuing Justice on MLK Day
Newtown - A Reflection
Shimon Peres on the Futility of War
After the recent passing of Israeli President Shimon Peres, z"l, I'm remembering the time I sat down with him in a Manhattan midtown hotel in 1994 at the beginning of the Oslo process to discuss the peace process.
Visiting Beit Shemesh, Where Religious Extremism Still Lives
Last month I visited Beit Shemesh, a city less than an hour’s drive from Jerusalem. We had read about some of the most noteworthy incidents there, such as when a young girl was spat on by an ultra-Orthodox extremist on her way to school.