Sunday turned out to be a hectic day in the Jewish world. Who could've possibly imagined that as we were in the midst of our Jewish Federation's 30th Anniversary Celebration brunch, honoring our organization's presidents, an event would unfold a mere 20 miles away, and we would become an int…
I'm starting to get "that" feeling that I've had throughout my life whenever I get excited about an upcoming "thing." Know what I'm talking about - that anxious and excited feeling when something you have been looking forward to for a long time is almost here? Whether it is taking that tri…
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I remember chanting this in elementary school after a fifth grader was picking on me while I was in fourth grade. I can still picture where I was on the playground at my elementary school when this kid was making fun o…
Over the last several months, as the hatred towards Israel has continued to be exhibited through the ongoing protests, local cities adopting resolutions, and then, of course, the challenges that universities have faced with the growing pro-Palestinian protests, tent encampments, etc., many i…
With the events that have been transpiring in Israel and Gaza recently, a conversation I had with the Consult General of Israel has flooded my mind. Last April, I was interviewing then Consul General Hillel Newman for an upcoming JLife SGPV article. During our conversation, I asked him why i…
