I write this a couple of days before our presidential election. As you read it, all votes may already have been counted. Or maybe not; we have become so accustomed,…

People often ask me where and how I get ideas for writing a column, week in and week out, as I’ve done for so many years. The answer is easy…

Backtrack with me, please: Last week I told you about how I had a brand-new, strange yet wonderful experience attending the symphony during COVID-19. And this good thing has happened…

Every once in a while, a bit of bright sunlight filters through the pandemic gloom that all of us are experiencing in one way or another. Mine came by sound.…

What are your thoughts as we enter this strangest of all new years? Mine are full of memories: from the past, and from now, the present, which will quickly enough…

I’ve received a surprise Rosh Hashanah gift: a film of my oldest granddaughter’s 10th birthday! Someone once told me that you can never go back to where you haven’t been.…

Today’s column is a thank-you to someone who’s done much for one of our area’s Jewish institutions without asking for any recognition. Next Monday, Jennifer Williams will cover her typewriter…

This pandemic has changed the way we recognize — not to say “celebrate” — milestone events in the lives of friends, loved ones, even our own.  And very soon will…

Somewhere in a Bible — ours or others and maybe all — is this warning: “The poor are always with us.” I don’t know which “us” that refers to, but…

Life is a cascade of connections. A word. A name. A song. A clipping I’ve retrieved from my “someday” file hands me these: The word: “obituary.” The name: Bill Withers.…