Marilyn Shapiro: Kristallnacht— we are reminded of what we have lost and reminded to be vigilant
By MARILYN SHAPIRO So much has been written about the Holocaust. Novels. Memoirs. Plays. Each echoes the theme of “Never…
Pandemic lifestyle changes create a new reality
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Victoria has a secret during the pandemic. She is NOT wearing an underwire. And she is like…
Opinion: Judge Amy Barrett helped me protect public menorahs. I know she’ll help defend religious liberty for all.
By NATHAN LEWIN NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Donald Trump seeks to replace Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
Student, soldier, doctor, teacher: How my family sits at the intersection of Israel’s COVID-19 crisis
By MARCY OSTER NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – I have five children, in very different stages of life, scattered across…
Marilyn fights schadenfreude and reviews reaping what is sown; Trump sick with COVID 19
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Hindus and Buddhists call it Karma. Germans enjoy schadenfreude. But do Jews have an expression to express…
RGB’s death alarms and saddens Marilyn as she hopes for a better world
By Marilyn Shapiro I will never forget where I was when I heard of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s…
The end of the wash, rinse, repeat cycle?
By CARIN M. SMILK (JNS) – This was supposed to be a celebratory week—the week that parents everywhere could finally…
Marilyn Shapiro: Being born: The world, ‘The Jewish World,’ and me!
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to The Jewish World! And Happy Birthday to the World! It…
Why did a public university invite a terrorist to speak?
By MOSHE RAAB NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – As my calendar announced the approach of September, I began to relive…
Marilyn Shapiro: I scream, you scream, we all scream for… frozen custard
By MARILYN SHAPIRO How will I celebrate a milestone birthday during the pandemic? That hoped-for week away with my family…