From his coat pocket Len produced a brown paper package and placed it carefully on the shiny table in front of them.   Read More

When I was growing up, in the 1950’s and 60’s, Americans spent about 10% of their annual income on clothes. Most of the fabric was milled and the garments were sewn in this country. Today, Americans spend about 3.5% of our income on what we wear. Read More

Once a year, for 25 hours, the country stands still…One by one, children, teens and adults swarm the empty streets. They walk, ride bikes, run around, laugh and talk. Main roads, that usually have heavy traffic, become filled with bicycles, scooters and pedestrians. Read More

Because one day they stop asking. And the silence is worse. And she stops talking about it. And her heart is so heavy she can barely stand. Read More

So this year, as I sit down to write my list of highlights, I ask myself and everyone reading: What do I want to remember from the past year? And what do I not want to remember because it hurts, but know that I need to remember? Read More

Jews are not lonely men or women of faith. We are not a people of monks, nuns or hermits living alone at the tops of mountains. When we suffer, eat, pray, argue, learn, grieve or rejoice we are not alone, for better or worse, we do it together. Read More