‘Pirkei Avot’ Offers A Guide To Living as a Mensch
I put the box with my new computer part on the table in the salon, relieved that it had at last arrived. Meanwhile, my cleaner was busy sweeping and washing […]
May 19, 2026
May 8, 2026
A Joyful Funeral: The End of Ordination in Cincinnati
In the fall of 2018, a classmate was getting married at Plum Street Synagogue, and I was asked to recite one of the Seven Blessings. We were told to walk […]
May 1, 2026
The Miller Boys helped make Jewish mob history in Northern Kentucky
In 2019, I used Google to search for information on a Jewish Pittsburgh racketeer named Jacob “Jakie” Lerner. One of the first results the search engine returned was an excerpt […]
April 30, 2026
Jewish Geography: A Competitive Sport
There are a few things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and a Jewish person turning any conversation into a connection within three minutes. It always starts innocently […]
April 21, 2026
Read Chapter 12 of ADAM: Soul Circuitry (A Jewish Fantasy Series)
A haunting voice, a forgotten legacy, and a golem waiting to wake. Welcome to ADAM, a bi-weekly serialized historical fantasy rooted in Jewish mysticism, folklore, and history. Each installment reveals […]
April 20, 2026
This One’s A Kippah: Debating My Daily Head Covering Practice
“From this moment on, people will look to you as a rabbi, whether you like it or not. You’d better start behaving like one.” These were the words shared at […]
April 13, 2026
The Most Important Story I Will Ever Tell My Grandchildren
An Upstander in Nazi-occupied Berlin gave my husband the chance to be born. My sweethearts, You know I’ve told you many stories before, and read lots of books snuggled up […]
April 6, 2026
What Would Julius Do? A Plan B for Jews
I have a magnet on my fridge that says, “Life is all about how you handle Plan B.” I got it as a gift about 16 years ago from another […]
April 2, 2026
UNBREAKABLE and the Responsibility of Memory
After nearly six months, the exhibition “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away” is preparing to close its run at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. During that time, […]
March 26, 2026
Playing More Than Just the Classics: How We Can Lift Up Diverse Voices in Jewish Scholarship and Why It Matters
Every year during Chanukah, I buy each of the teachers in my religious school a book as a gift. I go to Joseph-Beth in Rookwood and spend well over an […]