April 16, 2014August 3, 2021family value

Conversations About Freedom & Slavery

For the last two nights, we’ve sat around a finely laid table, […]

April 9, 2014August 3, 2021love

Intolerance Comes from Within

“Why are you still reading that book, Mommy?” My son’s question was […]

April 6, 2014August 20, 2021soul-searching

The Heartbreak of Most Memoirs – But Why?

I lived in New York the year I was 22, and Tuesday […]

January 12, 2014August 3, 2021reverence

The Spiritual Theme of Water

Water gives life, and water destroys life. It is sustainer and destroyer, […]

March 26, 2013August 3, 2021reverence

Leading the Seder

The very act of retelling the Passover story, says Rabbi Evon Yakar, […]

March 25, 2013August 19, 2021reverence

Passover 2013: Eliminating, and Sharing, Bread

On this eve of Passover, I wrote this column below for ReadtheSpirit.com. […]