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Rawtarian

Whenever I would hear that someone is a rawtarian, I assumed they were limited to eating carrots and celery sticks or other fruits and vegetables. I love the flavors of...

The debate

THESE DAYS, it’s agitating witnessing the “debate” over the Iran deal unfold. The conversation has reached some pretty low points, making the conversation about dual...

It’s a lion

The uproar over the killing of a lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe by an American dentist, Dr. Walter Palmer, is further proof that secular society inevitably produces moral...

Jews react to terrorism by Jews

Once Tisha b’Av departs, we as a people usually sigh a collective sigh of relief. Tu b’Av and Shabbat Nachamu follow, and we feel and experience the sense of a...

From the fat to the fanatic

The world seems to run in extremes. On the one hand are those who never exercise. Doctor’s admonitions — and the examples of people who’ve thrown their health away —...

Too late

Political discussion can be so frustrating. Especially recently, it seems the conversation has become even more binary than usual. If the Supreme Court’s decision on...

Why the ‘streams’ are running dry

The other day I enjoyed a visit with Prof. Fred Greenspahn, who taught Jewish studies at DU, 1979-1994, and now holds an endowed chair at Florida Atlantic University in...

Racism without hate

WHAT RACE am I? You may not believe this, but my race is: I Prefer Not To Report. I am an oddball. This is not your typical race. I should […]

Peace in our time

Last Tuesday, we woke up to a different world. We woke up to the moment when history will most likely point an accusing finger at this date, the moment that […]

If a tree falls in the forest…?

When I was a little girl, I used to take long walks with my dad in our neighborhood. Sometimes he would tie pieces of candy to the branches of trees […]