Finding Fall

It’s been a good run Of late summer fun But fall is creeping in As I sit by my place I start beginning to trace Signs of the new season […]

Rosh Hashanah with a Persian Twist

As an American with both Persian and Jewish roots, I have the privilege of celebrating new beginnings three times each year on New’s Year’s Eve, Nowruz, and Rosh Hashanah, marking […]

Jew Review: ‘The Forgiveness Tour’

Susan Shapiro’s bold and captivating new memoir, ‘The Forgiveness Tour,’ is a foray into the unknown, with the hope that the journey will lead to some solace and understanding. Throughout […]

Another Passover Without Guests

It feels so disingenuous to begin telling the story of Passover for the second year in a row with the words “kol dichfin yesei veyochal:” All who are hungry should […]