Columns
‘Wonder of wonders, miracles of miracles’
Yisroel & Shloime EngelDec 10, 2009
Dear Tzviling, Thank you for your upbeat column. I am writing on behalf of a friend who could use some uplifting advice. Her aunt just passed away at the young
The oilier the merrier
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 10, 2009
Here we are in todays culinary and weight conscious, low fat, obsessively oil free life . . . and what comes along and bursts our lifestyle? Olive oil. No, I
Celebrating the rebirth of might and spirit
Amy LedermanDec 10, 2009
WE could have been in Poland or Russia more than 100 years ago, such were the images and sounds surrounding us. But it was only a few years ago and […]
No minarets in Switzerland
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 03, 2009
As a Jew, it is difficult for me to hear about the surprising vote in Switzerland this week to ban the construction of minarets. How is this out and out […]
People of the Book(s)
Amy LedermanDec 03, 2009
IN 1965, when I was just 11 years old, I bought my very first Bible. Not the Jewish kind, the one my friends made fun of because it opened backwards, […]
A spiritual treat: Shabbos with Rabbi Wachsman
Hillel GoldbergDec 03, 2009
HAS a piece of music ever brought you to laughter? Not me. This doesnt happen, at least in my experience. Yet, music can bring a person to tears. So can […]
Staff
Hillel GoldbergNov 26, 2009
ON this one, color me unobjective. I love this book, Staff, but maybe thats because I love the author. And the idea. By the idea, I dont mean the idea […]
TG
Tehilla R. GoldbergNov 26, 2009
BECAUSE of my initials, T or TG, I have always had a special spot for T-Day, T-Giving Day, or Thanks-Giving Day. My friend Julie coined the nickname TG for me,...
Who is a ‘good person?’
Temima ShulmanNov 26, 2009
SARAHS Key is a novel about Sarah, a 10 year old girl, caught in the VeldHiv roundup in Paris during the summer of 1942. It is also the story of […]
How to talk to a neo-Nazi
Hillel GoldbergNov 19, 2009
A chance meeting with a neo-Nazi. An opportunity to impact a person's soul.