Since my childhood, I have been an avid reader. When I first discovered the joy of reading, I read everything I could get my hands
We all have received blessings at one time or another. We have certainly received compliments. Over the course of time, we learn that sometimes the
I have been blessed with many fine teachers. She was one of the best. Her name was Mrs. Lachmann. I no longer recall her first
“You can’t find decent help these days!” This is a common complaint heard in middle-class homes, particularly in Jewish kitchens during the season of preparations
It is a debate that goes back to the time of Plato. I have personally been discussing this issue for much of my life, particularly
Grief is the most powerful and most painful of human emotions. Yet, it is an emotion that few human beings can avoid in their lifetime.
It may not have been the first day I reported to my new job, but it was not many days later that I first met
Fear and trembling. Those have been our primary religious emotions during the past several weeks. Although Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are referred to nowadays
It was a magical summer, the kind that many of us experienced when we were very young and remember fondly for the rest of our
For the past several weeks, certain ideas have dominated my consciousness. Don’t worry, these are not obsessive thoughts, and I am not a candidate for
The old and crumbling building housed a synagogue that was a “gift” from Joseph Stalin to the Jews of Odessa. Historically, Odessa was a metropolis
As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have
