Bye bye Boomer? Who shall live and who shall die?
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Was it time for us to retire Boomer to that Stuffed Bear Den in the sky? A couple of
The mysterious case of the missing hat…
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Spending a good part of this past summer in Colorado with our six-year-old granddaughter reaped incredibly wonderful moments
Everybody Hates the Jews
A disturbing new study confirms what every openly Jewish American is feeling. By Bari Weiss Graffiti was spray-painted on the walls of
Labor Zionism is alive and well
By MITCHELL BARD (JNS) – When our son Daniel completed his service as a combat medic in the Israel Defense Forces,
Marilyn wraps up ‘Fradel’s Story’ to begin new year
By MARILYN SHAPIRO What better way to start off a new year than to publish a new book? Fradel’s Story, my third
I sat vigil for the souls of 9/11 victims. 20 years later I still feel their presence — and absence.
By JESSICA RUSSAK-HOFFMAN NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Two nights after the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, we were instructed to
My abortion was a blessing for me. As a rabbi, I will fight for others to be able to make their own sacred choice.
By Rabbi RACHAEL PASS NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – On the second night of Rosh Hashanah, in my second year of
I used to judge ex-Orthodox Jews. Then I started listening to them.
By RIVKA NEHORAI NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Ten years ago, I sat shocked watching a new music video from one
Marilyn Shapiro: Precious life gifts taken for granted until break from pandemic pause
By Marilyn Shapiro Up until recently, I thought that maybe I hadn’t missed that much in the past 16 months. My
Mispocha: Dos iz di eyntsike zakh far mir
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Yiddish may be one of the world’s more obscure languages, but it has given us words, which are