empathy

From a Passover of Alienation to a Passover of Empathy

Our love and concern must radiate out beyond the us towards the them.

Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!

One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...

Walls, Windows, Doors

For me, writing fiction always begins with curiosity about other people: what are they really thinking but not saying? What ...

On Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen”

When I first read Chaim Potok’s  The Chosen  I wasn’t yet trying to be a writer myself, and was blissfully ...