Amy Lederman
IJN Columnist | Reflections
Sukkot: Living with uncertainty and joy
Amy LedermanSep 20, 2018
September in Tucson brings many things I love: cooler temperatures permitting long walks in Sabino Canyon, intermittent rains that drench my garden and the Jewish...
Incessant beauty . . . forever
Amy LedermanJun 28, 2018
The drive from Bozeman, Mont., to Yellowstone National Park is literally through Paradise — Paradise Valley, that is. The Absaroka Mountain Range rises nearly 6,000...
What does it mean to be Jewish?
Amy LedermanMay 10, 2018
Several years ago, I was asked to speak about being Jewish in America today to a large interfaith audience. It was extremely difficult to try to wrap my head around such...
A story of faith and hope
Amy LedermanMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION C PAGE 19 I was born and raised in northern New Jersey but haven’t lived there since 1976, when a college degree, combined with...
Israel provides medical assistance and dignity
Amy LedermanFeb 08, 2018
Driving up the mountainous road to Mt. Bental, I feel the temperature drop and the wind pick up as we reach the 3,800-foot peak where an abandoned Israeli army outpost,...
The sounds of silence
Amy LedermanJan 25, 2018
One of the hallmarks of modern society is unrelenting noise. The persistent sounds of traffic, sirens, cell phones, television and unsolicited conversations are all part...
Cultivating pride and identity in a foreign land
Amy LedermanNov 09, 2017
Brazil was nothing like I had expected. Lush, bustling and diverse, it was a thriving country of varied landscapes and cultures. My family’s primary reason for going...
Learning to embrace uncertainty
Amy LedermanOct 19, 2017
In 1980, I began my career as a law clerk working at the Arizona Court of Appeals. My job was to research issues for the judge and work on draft opinions, which would...
Maintaining relevancy in a dotcom world
Amy LedermanOct 05, 2017
I have a habit of calling my dad on Friday afternoons. In my mind, it’s my “pre-Shabbat” ritual of connecting with him, but in truth, it’s due to more practical...
Jewish geography is more than a game
Amy LedermanSep 28, 2017
We all know how to play the game. You go to a party and the woman next to you mentions that she just moved from Detroit and for the next few minutes, the conversation...
