A Good Question
Artwork in Dumbo
Unexpected Hula
In a suburban NJ train station
Vintage Monkeys
NY thrift shop finds
Sidewalk Prophecy
Spotted in Los Feliz section of L.A.
Every Sperm Is Sacred? Jewish Perspectives on Contraception
Should Catholic hospitals that receive federal dollars be required to provide their employees with contraceptives? This was the heated debate on talk radio as I drove up the New Jersey Turnpike recently. I tuned in because I was one of the many people who had seen the photo of the all-male congressional panel on contraception making its way around Facebook. One of these men, Rabbi Meir Soloveichek, had contributed two prominent pieces for the Wall Street Journal and Jewish Ideas Daily. But after…
Photo Journey in Guatemala
My beloved and I just returned from an amazing five-day trek in Guatemala. Visiting our friends in Antigua, traveling to Lake Atitlan to visit Santiago – it was an amazing journey. Here are the top 100 of the 1,000 photos I took. As part of the trip, we spent time with a Mayan woman (actually a Tz’utujil Mayan) named Dolores Ratzun. You can read about her life here. If you go to Atitlan, hire her for a tour – she is…
Believer, Beware
This collection from Beacon Press which is cleverly subtitled “Dispatches from the Margins of Faith” includes my performance piece “Please Don’t Feed the Prophet.” I just heard word from someone at Beacon that it will soon be available as an ebook.
Embracing Life and Facing Death
In 2002, I served as the lead author on this work on palliative care. I had the opportunity to work with Joseph Fins MD, the chief of medical ethics at Cornell, and Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard. It has now been re-printed. If you or someone in your life is facing serious illness, this little book may be a big help. Forward by Senator Joseph Lieberman. Embracing Life and Facing Death – A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care — An Excerpt INTRODUCTION…
Explain this to Me
A song for Shavuot.