Tabby Refael (@TabbyRefael on X and Instagram) is an award-winning writer, speaker, and weekly columnist.
The yearly sermon, which is the brainchild of synagogue founder Rabbi David Baron, invites extraordinary individuals, Jewish or not, who uphold values of freedom and courage to connect with worshippers through a shared humanity.
Indeed, none of us knew what to say at the sight of a giant, cooked trout head next to a cup of wine. My brother-in-law explained that it was a North African custom symbolizing a hope to be at the metaphoric head, rather than the tail, of the year.
Those who have read my weekly columns during the pandemic know that in the past eighteen months, I’ve essentially regressed into a 1950s housewife, as, like many mothers, my professional pursuits took a backseat as I quickly morphed into a chef, housekeeper, chauffeur, teacher, medic, entertainer and hair stylist (I rue the day I tried to give myself bangs).
Ask an average Iranian-American woman about what’s transpiring in Afghanistan today and she will reveal a humble, empathetic understanding of some of the plights of Afghan women.
While human life was put on an unprecedented halt, creatures were still going about their business (literally).
For a regime that makes such noise about how many foreign leaders attend an inauguration, it sure is quiet about how many citizens it has murdered.
Who, especially in the last seventeen months of a soul-crushing pandemic, hasn’t thought of stepping aside or walking away?
In an age when even the unqualified are extolled as experts, Amir is one of the last, true experts in his field, fueled by an insatiable love for Iran, Israel and the Jewish people.
Alinejad, who has lived in self-imposed exile in New York since 2014, is public enemy number one, as far as Tehran is concerned. And she has two secret weapons for fighting the regime: social media and—her hair.
I was raised to be diplomatic, but in this case, I’ll be blunt: I can’t take Omar anymore.
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