A Random Walk With Rashi: Salubrious and Sagacious
We continue with Abraham and Issac. This week we tackle more of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.
A Random Walk With Rashi: Neither Here Nor There
Moriah-gate: What Did Abraham Know, and When Did He Know It ?
A Random Walk With Rashi: Adrift Without Punctuation
Love means never having to say you’re it, son.
Reuniting With History: One Family’s Auschwitz Journey
Seventy-one years ago today my great-grandfather was arrested and sent to Auschwitz. This month, my family published his memoir.
There is No Good Way of Explaining Hate to Your Children
A reflection on Anti-Semitism and Hate in general, from Minneapolis to Boston.
My Paper Children
The story of how Twin Cities Jewish book publisher, Yotzeret Publishing, got started — told directly from the woman who started it.
A Sense of Belonging: My Conversion Story
I grew up in a silent spiritual world, the seed of what was yet to come, planted so deeply, it took years to sprout. But when it did I discovered healing, wholeness, a sense of belonging—to my synagogue, Shir Tikvah, and Judaism. But it took a long time, and required a lot of help, to get there, to get to this moment.
Life Is A Bet
Sefer Bereshit starts out with the Hebrew letter “bet”. The first Midrash Rabba (and echoed in Yerushalmi Chagiga 2:2) notes that the reason this is not an “alef” is because […]
A Little Bit Of Light And A Lot Of Bit Of Love
Getting to know Grandma and Gramps was one of the biggest perks of my marriage. My husband is lucky enough to have grown up with both grandparents, a privilege I […]
Prayer For A Shattered Heart
For Phyllis Sommer & Michael Sommer & everyone else whose heart is shattered.