Human Interest
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A week before my daughter Tali’s wedding, people kept saying to me, “You must be so excited!” And of course, I knew I should have been. Tali and Ariel are a lovely couple who had been dating for two years, including while they were both serving in the army. They met through one of those […]
History
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Visitors to Christie Pits, a bucolic park in downtown Toronto, enjoy a vibrant space in the middle of the city. In the winter, kids go sledding and tobogganing down the park’s slopes, and three baseball diamonds are home to good-natured games. It’s difficult to imagine the park being home to a horrific anti-Jewish riot, in Toronto […]
The unfolding Clancy trial has sparked intense conversations about culpability, mental illness and maternal support systems. As the High Holidays approach, unexpected questions about judgment, responsibility, and forgiveness have arisen. The more I learn, the more complicated it becomes, challenging me to sit with questions that have no easy answers. A little background: In January […]
Dolly Parton, who has died at the age of 80, was one of the most prolific and beloved songwriters and performers. In her long career, Parton penned some 3,000 songs, sold 100 million records, and reached over a billion music streams. Parton was also a noted philanthropist. Her Imagination Library program distributed over 325 million […]
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Tackling the genocide accusation against Israel, if it's okay to bend the truth, and the difference between pain and suffering.
