A week ago, we witnessed a shocking and horrific murder. It made national news. There were cries for revolution and protest. Commentators took to the networks to decry the incident. They predicted uprisings and outrage. While I feel Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric was deeply offensive when it came to minority groups,...

As we enter the season of “teshuvah” and return, I have been thinking a lot about the Jewish community I grew up in. I grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. There weren’t many Jewish kids, but our synagogue was a true intergenerational community. I was always invited in, encouraged to...

David Byrne, the lead singer of the Talking Heads, sings ‘the world was moving she was right there with it, and she was.’ The song, ‘And She Was,’ appeared on their 1985 album, Little Creatures. I’m not sure what he intended when he wrote that line, but – for me...