My youngest son’s preschool Hanukkah celebration is next Friday. And I’m feeling a little sad. Owen is in Pre-K. He’s my baby. So this is it — a 6th and final family Hanukkah celebration at the preschool that’s become a second home to us. When my older son Henry was at the same preschool, I…
When Sarah heard that Abraham had almost sacrificed Isaac, she dropped dead: The horror of his act. The potential violence. The terror that Isaac must have felt. The willingness of Abraham to put their only son in grave peril. We can imagine that all of these conspired to stop her heart. Even the relief of…
Sarah Silverman blasted the Texas governor on Sunday for his support of Texans buying guns in the wake of the church massacre outside San Antonio. As investigators began to look for a motive in the killing of 26 people Sunday, Silver criticized Greg Abbott’s urging Texans to buy guns. The tweet is insane, & the…
A Brooklyn rabbi pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he led police on a 4-1/2 mile car chase in Vermont, the AP reported. Rabbi Berl Fink was pulled over at gunpoint in August after failing to stop after being suspected of speeding on a remote highway. Berl was driving his wife and two…
A week has now passed since Stephen Paddock murdered 58 men and women, and wounded nearly 500, at a country music concert in Las Vegas. Having searched Paddock’s home and computer, questioned his girl friend and family members, state and federal officials remain flummoxed over the killer’s motivation. Predictably, President Trump has answers where others…
After years of unsuccessful attempts, a modest gun control measure stands a chance of winning some Republican votes in Congress. The legislation, introduced by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, takes aim at devices known as “bump stocks,” which turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns capable…
Natalie Grumet, a Jewish breast cancer survivor who was shot in the head during Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, has regained consciousness. Her family members say that she is able to interact with them with hand signals and by writing. Grumet was standing next to her friend at the concert when Stephen Paddock…
We just got into our car and drove. Going to Las Vegas after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history felt like the right thing to do. As Americans and as Jews, we wanted to be a source of support and love in the face of terror. We wanted to stand with the victims…
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