Still have chills from seeing this brilliant girl read Torah in Braille. Empowered by her parents + community, she shows how courage, spunk and support can break ground. ⁦The Washington Post⁩ ⁦Evelyn Hockstein⁩ ⁦Michelle Boorstein⁩ ⁦Shmuel Herzfeld⁩ washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/…

Opinion | Ilhan Omar and the Myth of Jewish Hypnosis - The New York Times nytimes.com/2019/01/21/opi…

One of his most cogent pieces yet of anti-Semitism in the ranks of progressives. Heartbreaking.

Good summary eatthis.com/weight-loss-qu…

Thoughts on being enough, having enough and gratitude as we head into Passover and sing Dayenu, about all the blessings that “would have been enough” forward.com/culture/422500… The Forward

What to make of the latest buzzword in health: the Microbiome. In sum, skip the probiotics and eat your veggies. Fill up on fiber! ⁦Hadassah Magazine⁩ hadassahmagazine.org/2019/05/01/mic…

so in 2006 my grandma got me a book of 150 years of articles from The Atlantic and today i randomly opened it in earnest for the first time. The first thing I read was this 1933 essay by Hellen Keller about what she’d do if she could see for 3 days. And hoo boy it’s wonderful.

These countries' laws call to kill gays: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇶🇦 Qatar These countries sit on the UN Human Rights Council: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇶🇦 Qatar #hrc41 #renewiesogi

Proud to storm the Hill with my mom yesterday to fight to restore research funds for lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of men and women. This disease is increasingly targeting women and never smokers and needs our attention and research $. #SaveHerLungs @GO2Foundation

Congrats Eileen Filler-Corn, on the brink of becoming first woman speaker of the Va House: hadassahmagazine.org/2019/11/07/eil…

“Simply stated, it is no longer safe to be identifiably Orthodox in the State of New York. We cannot shop, walk down the street, send our children to school, or even worship in peace" -- four Orthodox elected officials, in a letter to Cuomo nytimes.com/2019/12/29/nyr… #Antisemitism

"The day is short, and the work multiplies... it's not your duty to finish the work, nor are you free to abandon it." "הַיּוֹם קָצָר וְהַמְּלָאכָה מְרֻבָּה... לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה." Rabbi Tarfon sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot.2.…

American liberalism is in danger. A new ideology is rising to replace it—and it has dangerous implications for Jews. I’m very happy to be writing again for Tablet Magazine: tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

The damage from school closings is so much greater than any possible risk they pose. Just open them all right away. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Sarah Silverman & José Andrés Help Siblings Get ‘Orbisculate’ in the Dictionary sorry ⁦Jake Tapper 🦅⁩ but you don’t “Orbisculate” on the grapefruit...the grapefruit “orbisculates” on you....😂come on man! Speak proper English...😈⁦The Ellen Show⁩ ellentube.com/video/sarah-si…

What to hold on to from the pandemic - my latest for ⁦NBC News THINK⁩ nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

So proud of the visionary thinker and my friend Hilary Krieger for launching this fitting tribute for her beloved father: ellentube.com/video/sarah-si…

Five years ago, I hit a woman with my car on I-75. Almost no one knows because of intense guilt that pursued me, though cops said I did nothing wrong. Now I have a lot I want to tell you about the ignored horrors of driving and the power of searching. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

So grateful to Bethesda Magazine is now MoCo360 for publishing my piece about time, parenting and the pandemic. issuu.com/bethesdamagazi…

If you know the history of Greece during the Holocaust, then all the more amazing that there is a GREEK-JEWISH festival in NYC that draws over 10,000 ppl to celebrate this culture. WE ARE STILL HERE. So proud to represent #Ladino for new generations!