If I suggested that you read a new book about a young man who makes good — would that be enough to get you to open it?I doubt it. But…
I loved seeing all our local Jewish school graduates featured in last week’s TJP. Every single one is smiling happily, which I suppose is because these pictures were taken while…
What have you been doing with your “spare time” during these long weeks that I’ve come to call “house arrest”? Probably a number of things more useful and efficient than…
Our country was embroiled in battles of another kind as D-Day was recalled last Saturday. June 6, 1944, was the day when more than 160,000 U.S. soldiers — every one…
What you’re reading now isn’t the column I intended for today. But after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and its aftermath, riots both here and elsewhere are much more important. …
The best thing I’ve had from this extended period alone at home is extended time for reading — a variety of books, some of which I’d like to share, starting…
Almost 18 years ago, my late husband Fred and I were sitting in a popular eatery in Pittsburgh, enjoying, over breakfast a place famed for its pancakes, the kind of…
I did not think this current state of affairs would affect me as badly as it has. I thought this enforced “house arrest” would give me more time to do…
Today, I’m trying to assess what this terrible pandemic has done so far, and is continuing to do, to me — just one single individual.I begin with isolation. I’ve always…
This coming Sunday, I’ll mark two very special birthdays on the same day. The first: Number 60 for the man who’s been my daughter’s best friend since they were toddlers. …