Jewish tradition recognizes the natural cycle of life. As it is pointed out in Ecclesiastes (3:20–21), both people and beasts come from

Life today can mean constant exposure to one stressful news cycle after another. We are inundated with headlines, images, and stories of news

The hosts of one my favorite podcasts recently discussed the favorite item they saw during their visit to the Baseball Hall of

My grandparents from my mother’s side, who lived many years in Israel and were fluent in Hebrew, later relocated to Argentina. Although

My first job was teaching at the Bureau of Jewish Education in Los Angeles. I taught in their high school program and

How did God get the inspiration to create the world? This is not meant to be a theological or a philosophical question

Packing up the classroom, a chore that teachers carry out at the end of the school year, can also be a time

By Sherwin Pomerantz The Midwest in the early 1900s was a spiritual wasteland with a nominal Jewish presence at best.  If the

An old joke comes to mind that I think can be adapted for this time of year. I think the new version