Hundreds of missiles fired into Israel, killing four. A school shooting in Colorado taking the life of a child. Another week filled with violence that undermines the sanctity…
Thursday is Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day. We will proclaim: “Never Again!” Never again will we allow ourselves, our people to become the target of hatred. Never again…
This week, it was reported that the number of people infected with measles in 2019 has exceeded the highest number of cases in a single year since 2000,…
While for some, the college admission scandal that made headlines early last week feels like old news, it’s still something that I’ve been thinking a lot about. I’d…
As I shared last week, several of us traveled to Havana to visit the Jewish community there. We traveled to Cuba via cruise ship. We left Fort Lauderdale…
This afternoon, those of us traveling to Cuba will be visiting the Jewish community of Havana. Our visit isn’t just to see how Jews live in Cuba, it’s…
Sticks and stones may break our bones but words will never hurt us…until they inspire someone to send pipe bombs to the homes and offices of one group…
Just like last Friday, the unrest surrounding the possible nomination of Judge Kavanaugh is keeping us riveted to the national news. The pundits are offering their predictions on…
Today’s special Hoshana prayer for Sukkot (see picture above for part of this prayer) spoke to me. How relevant are these words today as our nation is…
This post was written and published on TheWisdomDaily.com in 2015, but the issues it addresses remain ones we still wrestle with in 2018. We’ve lost the art of…
Rabbi Isaac Kook, one of the most important rabbis of the early 20th century, insisted that in order to truly love Israel, we must love, respect and honor…