My light is not unearned, Though it has not come to me from my father as an...
Jews & Judaism
Natan Alterman pictured on a record coverfor his Magash Hakesef (“On a Silver Platter”)(credit: Israeliscent.com) Palestine is...
At the setting of the sun, approach my window, Embrace me, Hold fast to my neck, put...
Hachnisayni Tachat Knafayich (Hebrew) Take me under your wings, Be mother and sister to me. May your...
Recently, Yonatan Dror Bar-On of Dutchblog Israel e mailed a hearty mazel tov to me on my...
Israel holds a deep place in the Jewish psyche. But few non-Israeli songwriters seem to write about...
There was once a Jew named Itzik. He was a devout Jew who observed the 613 commandments....
Let me start out by saying that I will not be attending The Passion. The Christian fundamentalist...
The Boston Globe has unraveled quite an amazing genealogical mystery surrounding the family history of John Kerry....
Recently, Richard Cohen took Grover Norquist to task in Out of Their Anti-Tax Minds for comparing the...
Parshat Ekev is filled with memorable poetic passages that resonate in Jewish religious tradition: the Sh’ma (Deut....
Joan Nathan wrote a wonderful piece in this week’s New York Times food section, Brisket Was His...
