Amy Lederman

IJN Columnist | Reflections

Repentance is optimistic

The High Holidays are around the corner and it’s hard to believe that we are once again facing decisions on how, where and with...

‘Let the heavens rejoice . . . ’

Last month, I hiked through fields of flowers in Montana, framed by a backdrop of the snow-covered Bridger Mountains. Several weeks later I rented...

Stories of our lives

My father passed away almost three years ago — just a few months shy of his 100th birthday. As goal-oriented as he was, I...

Frail body, amazing mind

Spring has sprung and along with the warmer temps and new sprigs of green, comes the blossom of hope. For more than a year, COVID...

Purim and Passover: a tale of two tables

The experience of celebrating Jewish holidays has been dramatically altered since the onset of the pandemic over a year ago. From solitary Passover seders...