It’s our shared responsibility to fight hate
Our state’s motto is simply “Hope.” For many right now, feelings of hope may feel distant and difficult to achieve. But we must remember, we all have a responsibility to one …
A plan to create a stronger Jewish community
In December 2019 I sat in a Newport living room with more than 25 members of our community, and I listened. The group was diverse in age, diverse in denomination, and diverse in politics and …
Rosh Hashana on Shabbat: Rest is an essential part of creativity
We celebrate the creation of the world. We pause on our entrance to this new year, reflect and look at what we have created in the past year.
Re'eh: The Blessing of Listening
Righteousness and self-righteousness
What we can learn from Miriam
How you can show your support for the paper and the new editor
When I wrote a column in March and headlined it “The Long Goodbye,” I had no idea how prescient that really was. Honestly, it was supposed to encapsulate my years as a journalist before retiring. Instead, lots of my friends and co-workers have...
Pets and patrons in May
We were instant friends. Then came the Israel question.
The long goodbye
For me, it’s time for spring!
There’s more to Columbus than meets the eye
Did you know that a pigeon is a dove and that the word “columbus” means just that in Latin, the bird that makes a cooing, melancholy melody over all the continents and builds …
The Prophet Who Has No Name
E Pluribus Unum
Eleven years later
For the sake of heaven?
Call Me Ishmaelle
Ups and downs of the ‘new normal’
In the summer of 2019, well before our lives were upended by the seemingly never-ending “new normal,” I wrote a column about how my wife and I were about to become empty-nesters. At that …
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