Before the COVID -19 pandemic I would head to Orcutt Ranch in Los Angeles two or three times a week […]
God, Prayer
Staying Home
February seems like a different lifetime. I flew to New York, stayed in a hotel, ate in restaurants and wandered […]
God
When weeds become flowers
I typically only post on Rosh Hodesh, the first day of each Hebrew month. But, as Passover draws near, I […]
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Diversity
Memory and Remembrance
Every time I hear Avraham Infeld speak he reminds us that as Jews we do not have history, we have […]
Diversity, Israel
Democracy & Conversation
Today, Israelis headed to the polls for city elections. We are making our voices heard. Next week, Americans will have […]
Israel
When is it terror and when is it just evil?
The past two weeks have been filled with news reports of “terrorist kites,” “incendiary kites,” “burning kites,” “burning condoms” (really […]
God, Israel
God is in the Details
Though it probably didn’t originate with him, “God is in the details” is most commonly attributed to German Architect Ludwig […]
Israel
The Honey on Methusala
As an educator and a guide I often think of the line in Yehuda Amichai’s poem, The Tourist “I said […]
Diversity, Israel
What we reveal and what we hide away
On Sunday, March 20th Haaretz published a half-page article entitled ‘Before Islam: When Saudi Arabia was a Jewish kingdom’. The […]
Israel
The insights of Ben Gurion
Last week I had the opportunity to enjoy the unseasonably warm and beautiful weather with a walk along the Tel […]