Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Shabbat at Temple Emanuel (MD), January 16, 2026

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Temple Emanuel of Kensington MD held its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Shabbat on January 16, 2026.  Our Guest Speaker was Jo...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove Seeks to Open an Important Discussion in the American Jewish Community

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Last spring, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove sparked the attacks by a number of rabbis on then-New York City mayoral candidate  Zohran Mamdani.  I fou...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon

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I just finished reading The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival and Hope in Israel's Borderlands by Amir Tibon.  Tibon is a wri...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Haaretz report on the Israeli Government's plans to make a two-state solution impossible.

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  Israel to Okay Plan Splitting West Ba nk in Two to 'Bury the Idea of a   Palestinian State' Smotrich vows to 'bury the idea of...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

History of LGBTQ+ Progress in the Montgomery County MD Public Schools (MCPS), 2002-2025

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In 2015, PFLAG National published on its website a monograph entitled Curriculum Victory in Montgomery County,  Maryland: A Case Study and H...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Supreme Court's terrible 6-3 decision in United States v. Skrmetti

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We need to work toward a society in which people are not so afraid, or ignorant, of differences that they will countenance cruelty to famili...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

“Say Their Names” and “Thinking about the Unthinkable”

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  “Say Their Names” and “Thinking about the Unthinkable”   1.  The murders of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky   Extremists on all sides t...