Jewish Voices, Jewish Lives

It’s what we do every day. Whether it’s the food we favor…a bagel with shmear… or the drive to repair the world…tikkun olam, we Jews are there, especially in Rockland County. We plan to bring Doing Jewish to you every Friday. Sometimes it’ll be fun, sometimes it’ll be serious.

Election Season

I have been a resident of Rockland County for more than 30 years, and over that time, I have spent countless election nights staying up late and refreshing the Board of Elections website to follow the unofficial results as they came in. I have also had the opportunity to know and work with e…

Be the Rebuke

Yesterday, I spoke with a group of about 40 people about the outcomes and likely scenarios following the election in Israel on Tuesday. I shared some observations, not the least important of which is that what seems to be the most favorable outcome to us here in the US may not - most likely …

What We Carry Forward

There is something extraordinary, perhaps even improbable, about the Jewish people.

We are a people who have endured the rise and fall of empires, the destruction of our ancient homeland, centuries of dispersion, exclusion, persecution, expulsion, and the determined efforts of others to era…

Don’t Like The Lie

I recently came across a powerful message delivered by British-Jewish comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, best known for his characters such as Ali G and Borat. Baron Cohen has long been an outspoken critic of the way in which social media platforms utilize algorithmic data to manipulate what users …

An October 8th Jew

I'm an October 8th Jew. And an October 9th Jew. And a March 17th Jew, a June 7th Jew, a January 22nd Jew.

First, last, and always. A descendant of generations of leaders, of exiles who traced their path from the hills of Judea through the Roman Empire, Spain, France, Germany, back to Italy,…