I had a lot of reluctance about returning to Israel. For sure I remembered many positive things about my first round here. But, sadly, I also remembered how rough things could get and the invaluable and harsh lessons the experience […]

Russia has invaded Ukraine. The world is topsy turvy, replete with suffering. And I sit comfortably in my Jerusalem apartment, while society burns down from a distance. Helpless. Again. Trying to get some semblance of an understanding of what the

With the recent Joe Rogan “controversy” heating up, I couldn’t help but recall this story: When I was working in education, I taught an English class at a super-religious high school. There were a lot of odd and memorable moments

“Shut up and watch your every word.” This seems to be a major theme of our current generation, and one that will end poorly for all of us. Whoopi Goldberg recently said something stupid. It’s not the first time. I

It’s a funny thing, annual anniversary posts. In some ways, they get harder and harder to write each year. With each passing year, so much of life’s little things can easily interfere with the exciting and meaningful process of bonding

Ever have a month like this? January started with a bang. We discovered on the first of the month that we all had Covid, and then needed to endure a mindless quarantine for ten days, since we got infected before…