Religion & Beliefs

The Nazis I’ve Known

This essay in Moment Magazine is not an especially impressive piece of writing.  The author…

I’ve Got The Secret

By now you’ve read about the self-help phenomenon that is The Secret. You’ve probably heard…

Chometz in the Intermarried Home

I've had a lot of experience with naviagating holidays and intermarriage. First as a kid,…

Ganja is Off the Seder Plate

Found out, while searching for US News coverage of Passover, that the WACKY WEED is NOT…

Passover: The Extra Day is YOUR Day

As a kid, I knew that there were eight days of Passover, just like there…

No Peanuts for You!

When I was a kid, matzoh smeared with peanut butter was the standard Passover schoolroom…

A Middle Daughter Considers the Four Sons

The only part of the haggadah that ever interested me was the four sons. It…

T Minus 3 Days: Counting the Omer

I don’t know why I get into counting the Omer every year. It’s not the…