I wouldn’t ordinarily mourn the loss of a big box chain store, but the August 2020 closing of the iconic Barnes and Noble bookstore in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is a blow that transcends the physical […]
In an emotional visit to Israel’s Yemin Orde Youth Village in June 2019, Lucia Weitzman shared her story of resilience and hope with a group of diverse students. Yemin Orde is home, school, and safe […]
For years I looked everywhere but synagogue for spiritual fulfillment. I found the “stuff” associated with it–politics, egos, et al–to be a turn-off. Services seemed rote and uninspiring. A solitary walk on a serene, lakeside […]
I know that Facebook loves visuals. There is no visual for this post … This month, I am launching a search for anything and anyone related to my maternal grandfather, Michael Berl, who died in […]
Just when you thought that today’s screen distractions would put a stamp of finality to the end of the reading era—even for the “people of the book”—a resurgence and blossoming of Jewish content, both in […]
