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.

Words and Actions

I’ve always loved to write. While some see it and foster it as an outlet for creativity and spirituality, I also see it in two other, very important ways. First, writing is a call to and an instrument of action. If you want to motivate others, to educate or enlighten others, or to express …

Generosity

Several years ago, I was reading a very interesting book looking at archaeology and bible studies called ‘Return to Sodom and Gomorrah’ by Charles Pellegrino. (I later introduced Pellegrino’s work to a filmmaker friend and the result was a large part of a film executive produced by Jam…

Build. Support. Secure. Together, for Good

Everywhere you look these days it seems that you see division, fractiousness, and conflict. War in Europe. Political brawls in the US. Tensions in places around the world that have been peaceful until recent years. Extremists of all kinds intimidating vulnerable communities. And we are all a…

Shaloman & Jewish Pride

When is the last time you read about the adventures of Shaloman? What do you mean you never heard of Shaloman? No, I am not making this superhero up. If you haven’t heard of him, I am honestly not surprised. In 1988, Al Wiesner wrote and self-published the first issue of Shaloman: The Man…

Words into Action

I recently listened to a podcast in which author Colin Campbell was talking about his new book on grief, ‘Finding The Words’. It was a very moving conversation, as the author talked about the experience of losing both of his teenage children in a car accident. Campbell made a critically …