One of our grandsons wrote to us yesterday and asked us if we were going to write our weekly article for The Jewish Link on

March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. This year, it was also the 14 of Adar, Purim. In the tradition of taking lessons from our

Reviewing: “Haroset: A Taste of Jewish History” by Susan Weingarten. The Toby Press 2019. English. Hardcover. 192 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592645169. Haroset occupies prime real estate

Reviewing: “Faith and Freedom Passover Haggadah: With Commentary from the Writings of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits.” Edited by Reuven Mohl. Urim Publications. 2019. English. Hardcover. 160

Passaic is a special community, such that three of my friends have come out with their own versions of the Pesach Haggadah this year. So

Highlighting: “The Steinsaltz Tehillim” (Hebrew and English Edition) by Adin Steinsaltz. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2019. Hardcover. 624 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9653019690. The Steinsaltz Center has announced the

Reviewing: “The Jewish Journey Haggadah: Connecting the Generations,” by Rabbanit Adena Berkowitz, photography by Shira Hecht-Koller. Gefen Publishing; Hardcover, 2019. It was only last year

Reviewing: “Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife and the Messianic Era,” by Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank. The Toby Press; Maggid Books and RIETS

Rereading: “Paradise Park” by Allegra Goodman. A Delta Book, Dell Publishing, Random House. Paperback, 360 pages, 2001. ISBN 0-385-33416-8, ISBN 0-385-33418-4. Allegra Goodman, who, with

Reviewing: “These Purim Days: A Philatelic Book of Esther,” by Moshe Rimer with translation by David Dubin; Society of Israeli Philatelists, 2018. Have you ever

1. “Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel” by Matti Friedman, 2019. This winner of the 2018 Natan Book Award follows

On a daily basis, I encounter children and young adults who experience frustration with school work. Several of my older students bring to a session