One of my favorite twentieth century Jewish thinkers is Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. I found a poignant quote attributed to him as I read reflections in a Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Mahzor (prayer book): “The authentic individual is neither … Read More
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Insane Day School Tuition?
This week the Jewish Forward* published an opinion piece, written by a parent, about the high cost of Jewish day school tuition. The op-ed responds to a spreadsheet created by a father in Massachusetts that has gone viral – it … Read More
Hillel – A Special Community
This Sunday night marks my Dad’s seventh yarhzeit. It’s amazing how quickly time passes, though the memory does not dim. My dad died during the Hebrew month of Elul, the month we begin reciting Psalm 27 in preparation for the … Read More