This year’s Grammys will observe six remarkable musical Jews who left us this past year.
She left this world as she lived in it, unafraid and resolute and practical and also with a keen sense of loss and appreciation for the sweetness she was leaving behind.
If we feel guilty 24/7 for living our lives, we won’t be able to support our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel, who need us to be strong now more than ever.
If you are truly trying to apply fair moral standards to Israel’s conduct in war, however, you must, in the words of my high school math teacher, “show your work.”
I was shocked to see that Jewish students on many of the college campuses I was applying to were scared to leave their dorms.
“What Shakespeare was to literature, Abraham was to faith.”
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 41
I wonder how, as a Jewish American writer, I can possibly return to capturing the kinds of human interest stories, general musings and personality profiles that have nothing to do with Israel, antisemitism and other urgent issues.
With all the uncertainty of war, experiencing the incredible character and dedication of our soldiers in Gaza inspired in me great confidence in Israel’s future.
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