This is going to be a different sort of “column” from what I usually do. As you may know from some of my previous articles, this summer I attended the BIMA arts program at Brandeis University. I “majored” in creative writing, learning new techniques and improving my skills along with 13 other fellow writers. This week I’d

A couple of months ago I wrote a piece about the 1986 Mets. It was a good year for us since we won the World Series. I also wrote about my ill-fated Keith Hernandez Starting Lineup action figure and his untimely demise. I thought that by sending Keith a copy of this article I would get some sort of response but, alas, it was not in

After experiencing the

death of my father, Dr Saul Agus A’’h, over three months ago, I have decided to share some thoughts in hope that this can help our friends who try to comfort mourners during these difficult times. Specifically, I would like to focus on the funeral, shiva week and post shiva.

The monarch butterfly is one example of a species that practices return migration. This process of revisiting a place that one has lived in before is also called homing, according to a Scholastic Science Exploration article. These animals use navigation strategies and prepare for their journey months in advance. Scientists are awed

I am always incorporating one medium or another into my literacy activities/lesson plans. Below are some concrete ways to make visual connections with children at all ages/stages of development.

Very young children may have trouble distinguishing between reality and fiction. As a result, more books are

Eighteen months after Susan’s ¹husband lost the fight to cancer, she was still in such inner pain that she was wondering if she’d ever find her old self again, and whether she would ever regain a sense of inner peacefulness. Susan, a widow in her 50s, described that the feelings of grief and being

New York—The road to success is certainly a topic of much discussion and debate in all circles of life, and observant Judaism is no exception. The spectrum of philosophical approaches to success is as varied as the stripes of Orthodoxy, though there does seem to be considerable consensus with the idea of “doing one’s

Last week we made our usual monthly visit to Montreal to spend time with our daughter Naama.

The visits, in a sense, are more difficult than they used to be because, for Nina especially, meeting so many old friends wherever she goes reminds her of how few people she knows here. Although more

The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) prenuptial agreement is undoubtedly gaining in popularity and usage. It is has become accepted already for many years as a standard part of the wedding preparation from brides and grooms in our community. A few years ago, the Rabbinical Council of America reported over 2,000 downloads of the

In 1989, Chiquita Brands International hired the W.B. Doner & Co. advertising agency to create a promotional campaign for bananas, their primary product. The result was a slogan so successful, Chiquita registered it:

Quite Possibly, The World’s Perfect Food®

It is,

Part IV of IV

Katya finally arrived home at the flat she shared with Magda, her sister.

“Is that you, Katya?” Magda asked.

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Was

To some, it might seem impossible to find the place where funding cancer research overlaps with the distribution of Israeli music. But in that spot is where you will find Pioneers for a Cure (PFAC). According to Ricky Orbach, one of the project’s co-founders, “PFAC is a project to reclaim and revive ‘pioneer’ songs