Dear Friends:
I had a song that kept running through my mind all week: "We Can Work It Out", by the four bards of Liverpool. As I was reading the story of the controversy in this week's Torah portion, I found myself humming the Beatles' tune.
I took part in a mediation session, led by a …
Dear Friends:
Yesterday we honored our fathers and grandfathers, those wonderful men who have been such wonderful, positive role models in our lives.
I could not help thinking all day of the fathers and mothers of the three Israeli students who were shockingly kidnapped Thursday evenin…
Dear Friends:
The formidable African-American dancer, poet, civil rights activist and singular storyteller, Maya Angelou, died this past week. Although much admired for her memoirs and the poem she read at Clinton's inauguration, I always admired most her resilience, her capacity to ove…
Dear Friends:
As so often, the weekly Torah portion provides the best commentary on what transpires in our lives during the week. I arrived in Israel on Yom haZikaron, Israel's memorial day - a day of deep solemnity when Israel's citizens mourn the 23,169 people who have died, either as…
In August of 2013 the Jewish Federation and Foundation announced an aggressive $1,000,000 matching grant program aimed at energizing and growing the local Jewish community. The goal was for it to be a comprehensive effort, impacting an array of organizations and needs. In the last few days o…
