Heroes of American History When I was in college, I took an excellent American History class. The details and depth were remarkable and really helped spark my love of history. But not without cost. Americans start learning our history […]
My Bucket List Years ago I sat down to write a bucket list. When the ideas slowed, I hopped online to see what other people around the world had come up with. Two things immediately caught my attention. First, I
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I have no delusions that writing this post will solve the many issues swimming around in my brain right now. I write because it’s cathartic, and occasionally doing so is literally life changing for me. However, sometimes issues are bigger
If I want to be honest, the next nearly two decades of my religious development are a blur to me. I recall pockets of influence and impact along the way; but, I was essentially on a powerful upswing until recent
Informed Choice, and the Confused Soul It was a dark and damp Friday evening at SUNY Albany. Every Friday night I attended the reform services on my campus. It was pretty much the only thing we consistently did, so I
Beginning to Begin I spoke in my last post about how the beginning of my Jewish journey: my chance invitation to a youth group meeting followed later by accidentally wandering into a Chabad House. I want to take the next few
