Overcoming Random Acts of Evil
On Monday, we Americans once again were forced to confront the horrific side of terrorism.
A Different Kind Of Bar Mitzvah: Walking For Autism
Hidden away, they have been waiting for this day. To be used for the purpose for which they had been created. Beautifully, lovingly.
From Sderot to Boston: The Worst and Best of Humanity
I have just returned from the 2013 March of the Living to Poland and Israel. As I write this, the people of the United States are still in shock at the horrific bombing in Boston.
The Power of Community, in Boston and Beyond
On Patriots Day 2008, my wife Dana and I took the run of a lifetime. The Boston Marathon isn’t just a race that runners participate in to beat their personal best race time: In fact, many of the participants run to raise money for charities.
We Will Not Give Up On Gun Control
Our leaders have failed us, again. And I don't know about you, but as a religious person, I'm angry.
We Stood Together at Sinai: We May Stand Together at the Kotel, Too
I grew up in a home with my single mother and two sisters. My mother had one sister, two nieces, and one nephew. When my mother died, our synagogue shipped in the men of the traveling shiva minyan to say Kaddish for her the night of her funeral.
Galilee Diary: Independence Day I
And the Lord said to Moses, "Command the people of Israel and say to them, 'My offering, my food for my offerings by fire, my pleasing odor, you shall take heed to offer to me in its due season.'"
–Numbers 28:1-2
Running on Narrow Bridges
Kol ha'Olam - the whole world was glued to Boston this week. The beautiful weekend, followed by an amazing race, with perfect running conditions. The only heartbreak, we thought, being the hills of Newton. Kol ha'Olam - the whole world gathered to cheer on world-class athletes, a world-class race course, with world-class fans. Kol ha'Olam - we know that in this whole world, we are not the only ones who face and fear tragedies like this and yet, Kol ha'Olam - it feels today in our whole world of Boston that we are under siege, and we are scared and we fear for our safety, for the safety of our loved ones, and for the safety of those we don't even know.
Let Us All Strive to Be Human
“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”