peoplehood

Drawn to the Light

One of my favorite poets, a slam poet named Vanessa Hidary, asks, in one of her remarkable pieces in which ...

Seamlessly Chinese and Jewish

Recently at work, one of my co-workers, who is a Chinese originally from Taiwan, stopped by my desk to ask ...

If You Could Only Save One Person…

“Because I am a Jew,” one person said. I had asked the participants of a class to tell me why ...

Fighting for Us

I have always loved telling the Chanukah story because it is so much about the strength of the Jewish people.  ...

An Intentional Detour

In my last few blogs, I wrote of my hope that The Promise of Israel can help foster a new ...

Traveling the World to Ensure the Jewish Future

I’m going to be busy this coming week. I’m heading to Israel, England, Iran, Canada, China and Jamaica. There will ...

Me, You and We

I have been an active participant in a group of Muslims, Christians and Jews that meets two to three times ...