Always Thankful this Thanksgiving

historical Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. It sometimes comes just a month or so after all the Jewish holidays. They entail umpteen three and four course meals. It takes weeks to recover. But still, I must make Thanksgiving. It’s not just...

On Election Day

day Election Day is fast-approaching. This election is what’s commonly known as “the midterms.” It’s been a difficult political season. Dire events are unfolding in the world. Control of Congress may be at stake. It’s important for every adult citizen to become as...

A Sukkot Family Tradition

hebrew October 8th, in addition to being the birthday of one of my daughters, this year begins the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot. On Sukkot we eat in a temporary dwelling, a sukkah. Some people (one of my sons-in-law and assorted grandchildren included) even sleep...

Accounting of the Soul

enlighten My birthday comes at the very end of August. I did not particularly appreciate this when I was a child. I could not have a birthday party in school, since there was no school yet. Everyone was focused on Labor Day and back-to-school, and it seemed a very...