“So, who’s your latest victim?” That was the sarcastic question a colleague at work—a Sabra who has picked up the snarky US sense of humor—would ask me every Thursday or Friday when he spotted me rolling a suitcase into our office. It meant I was going away for Shabbat....
Author: Steve Lipman
Solo Shabbat
When God Says No
“Rabbi, I prayed for my zeidy to get better, but he died. Didn’t God listen to my prayer?”
October Surprise
I wanted to make my extended time in our family home over Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah memorable. I didn’t realize how memorable Nature would make the chagim.
Finding Light in the Darkness: The Art of Jewish Humor
Jews have been able to bring the light of humor to even the darkest of times. We survive because we tell jokes, jokes that allow us to laugh even when tragedy, up to the point of death, threatens.
How Covid Brings Us Together
Soldiers began delivering groceries, loading prepared meals into ambulances, and bringing medicine and toys to quarantined homes. And the men dressed in black-and-white bonded with those in khaki green.
Raising a Generation of Readers
How does the Jewish community raise a generation of readers?
A Pandemic of Kindness
As the virus spread into other corners of the Jewish world, the chesed spread as well.
On the Lookout for Kiddush Hashem
How we can sanctify G-d’s name in everyday life
Teaching Kids How to Fail
Children need to learn from failure, just as successful adults do.
Yizkor
What is it like to remember, in such a somber setting, loved ones you had lost?