Daniel Goldhagen is a Jewish scholar of genocide, living and working in Massachusetts. The son of a Holocaust survivor, his mission…
The Telling
Passover is nearing. Often, as part of my personal preparation, I read at least a chapter of the remarkable book…
My Father was once a Homeless Janitor
Scenes from the Home Land I once worked at a very large and wealthy synagogue in a fairly major city.…
Dark Heart
The following story is told about the young Ba’al Shem Tov, known then as Eliezer. As a youth, Eliezer…
Yom Kippur River
Many of us are laboring mightily through the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe. We have contemplated and introspected, thrown our…
Winter Spirituality
Except for those lucky souls who have flown for a sunnier clime, everyone is soberly back to school and returning…
Of Turtles and Teshuvah
This year, over kosher vegetarian cholent and (yummy) grilled tempeh and tomato sandwiches, I made teshuvah at the National Havurah…
Catholic Israel
Catholic Israel No, it’s not about the Crusades or any Christian movement in the Holy Land. Catholic Israel was a…
Holy Moriah: A Kabalah 