April 18th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
A poem by Silvia Pasternak I look out the window And see the flag at half-mast. It brings to my mind tragedies of the past; Columbine, Newtown, Aurora, Charleston, Las Vegas; Sutherland Springs… schools, a ... Read More →
August 2nd, 2017 | by LedgerOnline
Written for Michal Salomon, the wife of Elad Salomon, who was murdered, along with his father and sister, in the terror attack in Neve Tzuf (Halamish) on Friday night, July 21. Michal and Elad and their ... Read More →
November 2nd, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs It should always be cold, it seems to me, at Auschwitz, and the sky should always be a dreary gray. Unless it is a very hot day, I am always cold. ... Read More →
October 5th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Ina Silverman Last summer a man attempted to detonate bombs on the light rail train in Jerusalem. Security guards noticed something amiss and foiled the plan, saving many lives on the crowded train. Reports noted ... Read More →
September 27th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs Despite the violence that plagues American cities and the growth of terrorism around the world Jews will welcome Rosh Hashanah 5777 on Sunday evening, Oct. 2, with hope that the New Year ... Read More →
September 21st, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Jessica Lubka I’ve always had a hard time remembering; what I ate for breakfast, what my mom told me to do before leaving the house, even my own father’s birthday. In my eyes, my brain ... Read More →
August 17th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Howard Meyerowitz I had been away from Jewish practice for many years, but when I began coming back to being observant I was determined to find ideas and people with whom I could connect. I ... Read More →
May 4th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Irene Frisch Although my own mother has been dead for a long time, I remember her vividly, always with great love. Yet, on this Mother’s Day I am thinking about a woman who never had ... Read More →
April 15th, 2015 | by LedgerOnline
By Emmy Roday and Max Kitay These words lined the signs placed in the hands of 3,000 Jewish teens, as they raised them up in reverence to their identities, their communities and their homeland. On Feb. ... Read More →
April 8th, 2015 | by LedgerOnline
By Charlotte “Blu” Berman We knew that Passover was coming, didn’t we? Of course we did. So why oh why did many of us leave the purchase of such basic food items as matzos and red ... Read More →
A poem by Silvia Pasternak I look out the Read more →
Written for Michal Salomon, the wife of Elad Salomon, who Read more →
By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs It should always be cold, Read more →
By Ina Silverman Last summer a man attempted to detonate Read more →
By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs Despite the violence that plagues Read more →
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