Image by Alexa from Pixabay I saw a plaintive tweet the other day, in which the person expressed the fervent desire to live in somewhat less historic times. I could definitely relate to that. Sadly, we don’t get to choose the times we live in. All we can do is choose how we react to … Continue reading Living in Interesting Times

Image credit: Pixabay I don’t often connect these little articles to the Torah portion, but this week we are reading Parashat Pinchas - the section of the Five Books of Moses named after the zealous priest Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron. Since this portion always falls during the summer, it doesn’t always get the attention … Continue reading Zealotry and Peace

Join us! I recently had the privilege of joining the Friends of Standing Together - an international network of supporters of Standing Together. Here is what they say on their website, and I couldn’t say it better. Standing Together  is a progressive grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against the occupation and … Continue reading Supporting Standing Together

Image by Jean Borges from Pixabay We are finally almost there! My son and his lovely betrothed are about to tie the knot. We are  currently in a blur of activity - so one of the casualties has been my weekly writing. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks - enjoy July in the … Continue reading Wedding Break