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May 13, 2009
Oneness at 30,000 Feet
I am blessed with a window seat and a clear day as I fly to New York for my daughter’s college graduation.
The Green Bar Mitzvah: A Cautionary Tale
In keeping with my son, Brendan’s, bar mitzvah project on energy efficiency, I was committed to the idea of making the event eco-friendly.
Time Flies,Except When Writing Speech
I’m working on my speech for Jack’s upcoming bar mitzvah, and it’s harder to write than I thought.
Student Project Scores for Soccer Charity
Jacob Wolf Price has two goals. One is of the soccer variety: put the ball in the back of the net or at least keep the opponent from doing so. The second goal relates to soccer, too, but Jacob thinks beyond his 13 years — he wants to use the sport to help less-fortunate youths.
Jews and Latinos: The Political Future
Many years ago, a conservative commentator, frustrated that Jews continued to vote largely for Democrats, said it best: “Jews live like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans.” That sentence nicely captures the odd fact that Jews and Latinos, often quite different in their socioeconomic positions, have much in common politically.
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