Reflections on This Time of Year
The poet T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, a quote often taken out of context. But I…
GETTING READY FOR ROSH HASHANAH, IN WAR AND IN HOPE
We learned a lot this week, the Jewish community, about war and loss and grief and senseless violence and how…
THE OLYMPICS, JOSEPHUS, AND THE ENGLISH COTTON MERCHANT
We are not much of a TV-during-dinner family, but for the Olympics, we gather to watch the daily recap over…