When I hear the phrase L'dor V'dor, "from generation to generation," I usually think about families. I picture grandparents passing traditions to parents, who then pass them on to their children. It is one of the most beautiful aspects of Jewish life, preserving our values, rituals, and iden…
Have you spent time recently thinking about your identity? You know… what makes you…you? Or more specifically, the various aspects or traits in your life, let alone the experiences that have shaped who you are today?
Over the last several years, as we have seen a prominence of antisemitism’…
I had a chance to catch up with two of my cousins yesterday. During our visit, I was listening to him talk about the volunteer work he is doing and the life-changing impact it is having on the program participants. Of course, this got me thinking about the impact each of us has on the people…
With so much attention last week on our country’s 250th Anniversary celebration and the World Cup, you may have missed two news stories that have, or will have, a direct impact on our local Jewish community.
In a July 1 Jewish News Service (JNS) article about California’s 2025 Hate in Calif…
Each week, in this space, I try to address situations/issues/moments that I feel are important. You would think that, with our nation’s 250th Anniversary celebration on July 4th, that might have been the topic of today’s message. However, for my From Where I Sit column in July’s JLife SGPV, …