My Visit to the Border of Hell and Hope
How we act now will write the story of our time.
How we act now will write the story of our time.
Although some worry that the global community won’t ever leave us alone, we Jews have an extra insurance policy—and an extra expressway to meaning, to identity, to community—because we are never alone.
As each of us discerns exactly when and where we will UnMask, an urgent question arises alongside the Purim reading of the Megillat Esther: How does the Great UnMasking transform into the Great Jewish Reveal?
The new Maor Academy, a Jewish school for children with special needs, is providing a long-awaited and much-needed resource for the community.
We believe there are still infinite reasons to see this city with seemingly new eyes that convey appreciation and yes, wonder.
Professor Yossi Shain has written a long and ambitious book, and he clearly did not intend it to be a doorstop. It is scholarly, yet jazzy. It is demanding, but a joy to read.
“That is beautiful! To me that is love—when people are exchanging culture and taking a piece of this wonderful culture and saying a word that means ‘Celebration!’”
When Congress investigates our response to the pandemic, this ought to be the first question.
It began like any other Saturday morning for the synagogue, at least the type of Saturday morning to which the Jewish community has become accustomed in the age of COVID-19.
In a truly Jewish communal space, all of these voices would be given room to speak, space to breathe. But we know that is less and less the case.