Stories about the Holocaust
On the Jewish Independent’s bookshelf are four books recently published by Second…
Need earth-friendly policies
We are now well into the Hebrew month of Elul, which provides…
Holidays as a child
A Klein family portrait. (photo from Libby Simon) As I get older,…
Our life accomplishments
We humans spend most of our lives searching for a path forward.…
Still loyal if vote Democrat
The Aug. 29 Jerusalem Post had an article, “Pipko to Post: Jewish…
Kibbutz’s beauty and history
Kibbutz Ginosar (photo from wikicommons) Planning a three-week trip to Israel last…
Being Jewish in Sitka, Alaska
The mountains of Sitka, Alaska. (photo by Deborah Rubin Fields) “You have…
Rosh Hashanah’s many foods
At a Sephardi Rosh Hashanah seder, one of blessings, over leeks (or…
Terraces in Jerusalem
Patch cultivation, or box fields, in the Judean Lowlands. Image is from…
Value of is and ought
Ought is one of the 3,000 most frequently used words in English.…
