Nostalgic reads
Shana GoldbergMay 07, 2020
In a time of unprecedented uncertainty, there’s one thing I can say for certain: I won’t be a 50-plus book reader this year — at least not new books. It’s...
Beware emergency declarations
Shana GoldbergApr 30, 2020
I understand why we are living in a State of Emergency and under multiple executive orders, but I am wary. With increased power comes the increased possibility for...
Pandemic temporarily suspends family’s aliyah plans
Shana GoldbergApr 30, 2020
if you were to pack up your life and move to a new country? The checklist quickly starts to form: job; accommodations; language; permission to settle; education. Drs....
Memory
Shana GoldbergApr 23, 2020
Anniversaries this week harkened back to terrible tragedies in our state, nation and people’s history. It was the 21st anniversary of Columbine, which left 13 dead and...
Pandemics then and now
Shana GoldbergApr 17, 2020
I’ve lived through one pandemic, H1N1, and must admit I basically have no recollection of it. Was I not tuned in? Did it not pose that big of a threat? […]
How long?
Shana GoldbergApr 08, 2020
How long are we going to stay shut down? This is a question governments seem unable to ask, let alone answer. But they must. Millions are unemployed. Children are losing...
Harlan Coben: A visit to a best-selling author’s toolbox
Shana GoldbergApr 02, 2020
industry hasn’t been impacted by coronavirus, and book publishing is no exception. Authors have had to cancel tours and appearances, among them The New York Times...
A gift
Shana GoldbergApr 02, 2020
I have the good fortune to share a birthday with one of the great poets, Robert Burns. The reason I say good fortune is because Burns’ birthday is no mere […]
‘Don’t travel for Passover’
Shana GoldbergMar 26, 2020
Local infectious disease specialist Dr. Daniel Mogyoros stated to the Intermountain Jewish News the importance of staying put. “If at all possible, do not have family...
Inexorable optimism
Shana GoldbergMar 26, 2020
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks describes himself as an inexorable optimist. In a podcast discussing the good and bad that emerges from a crisis like coronavirus, the former UK...
