A Danish or Ice Cream?
Since I was a kid I loved Danish pastries, especially blueberry and prune, and I was…
Cream Cheese vs Peanut Butter
Since I was a kid I loved cream cheese. I also loved peanut butter and jelly…
Bubbe’s Zalts
Bubbe’s Zalts (Yiddish for the word salt) On a…
Phil and Joan
Phil Bova was enjoying his life to the fullest.…
Lebanese Muslim Converts to Judaism
Born in a Shi’ite village in Lebanon during the…
Three Vital Tests
It was Mother’s Day. Ruthie opened an email from…
Good Hearing, Bad Speaking
You may have heard the saying, “some things are…
First They Came for the Jews
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Hear, O Israel
Hear, my people, Israel,The Lord is one, the only God,And you shall worship him…
Before One Reads the Torah
Before one reads the Torah, one must beAlight…
Shabbat Poem
O' people, dear people the Sabbath day has…
Dry Dry Dry
'Twas in the desert Dry and parched I did seek…
The Largeness of Love
I’ll try to define - One small word, LoveDoes…
Time After Time They Come to Destroy Us
Time after time they come to destroy us,Day after…