Columns
Alexa
Shana GoldbergJun 08, 2017
I’m sure I’m not the only person disturbed by the TV ads for intelligent personal assistants like Alexa. I will admit, the ads are humorous, but like so much of...
The spirit of the vine
Amy LedermanJun 08, 2017
recently spent five days hiking and biking through the Burgundy region of France, where my appreciation for the vineyards and vintners of that region was nothing short...
Self-repairing potholes
Hillel GoldbergJun 02, 2017
I can’t wait until self-driving cars dominate the roads, not because I want one myself. I actually like to drive and won’t let anybody take away my steering wheel,...
Taking Trump seriously, but not literally
Jonathan TobinJun 02, 2017
In a seminal piece for the Atlantic last September, journalist Salena Zito explained a simple truth that most people hadn’t grasped about the man who was about to be...
Hungarian melody
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 02, 2017
Jewish Hungarian families, there is probably no more intense Holocaust remembrance time than Shavuos. It is unknown when exactly much of the Hungarian community was...
Central . . . library?
Shana GoldbergMay 25, 2017
Last week, two local news outlets tackled the story of the Central Library on 14th and Broadway. Coincidence? Not likely, because apparently the problems there have...
Speechless on Shavuos
Hillel GoldbergMay 25, 2017
. Rituals. Everywhere. Rosh Hashanah — shofar. Sukkos — lulav, etrog, sukkah. Chanukah? Candles. Tu b’Shevat: trees. Passover: matzah. The Jewish calendar is...
Finding meaning in life’s challenges
Amy LedermanMay 25, 2017
The number 40 in the Jewish tradition holds a unique spot in our history and collective psyche. The flood lasted for 40 days. Moses went up to the mountain to […]
Can Trump’s outside-in formula work?
Jonathan TobinMay 25, 2017
Much of the attention being given to President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East has focused on whether his first foreign trip will provide much of a distraction...
I canceled the Nesher
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 25, 2017
all the Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) celebrations taking place, I figure one more Jerusalem column can’t hurt. Here’s a little vignette to illustrate my...
