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Byron and Norris

A reflection on two friends, Byron and Norris, whose friendship with each other was a testament to humanity.

Find light in dark times

It’s been a few years since I’ve had babies and toddlers in my house 24/7 for more than a week, so I was out of practice when my daughter, The Lass, came to our...

Questions

In no particular order, here are some of the questions that have been running through my mind over the last month as I read the coverage of the Hamas invasion of Israel...

This time, it’s up to us

What has felt common to both Israel and New York? The unity. The absolutely stunning unity of the Jewish people is electric in both Israel and in New York.

Open letter to the Denver Post

What I am seeing in the Denver Post, four weeks into this conflict, is a significant editorial bias, namely, privileging the Palestinian story over the Israel and the...

DU chancellor dehumanizes Jews, Israelis

The moral choice by any of these countries and their people would be to demand an end to Hamas so that the “will of the Palestinian people,” which is presumably...

The trembling land of Israel

As I observe Israel, with tears in my eyes and a heightened sense of emotion, I find myself thinking, was that my last time?

In a place where there are no men…

As I look at the world around me, disgusted — but, sadly, maybe not shocked — by the outpouring of anti-Semitism, I am also comforted. 

Is Israel’s new and striking unity genuine?

Like most, I had never heard of Kibbutz Be’eri until this Sukkot. The only difference is I first heard of it on Oct. 3, a mere four days before the world heard about...

Who will preserve humanity?

The editorial writer and the columnist can tie together every end, put everything in perspective, make sense out of messy reality, accommodate every jagged edge. Yes,...