His Lens/My Pen #9: Finding Inner Stillness

  As you know from the third image in the His Lens/My Pen–A Perspective on Truth–I sometimes rotate images to find a deeper insight. When I saw Martin’s shot of this egret chillin’ on the beach in Santa Monica, I thought things might get interesting...

The Sounds of Grief and Joy

It’s been a tumultuous roller coaster of a month. The bare bones short story is this: My mother died on March 9. Our son was married on March 22. So much has happened in the four weeks since her death that I cannot even begin to process it all. I have simply...

Looking ahead to Pesach, Passover

In This Jewish Life, I include brief overviews of our major holidays throughout the year as a way to introduce the heart of the book: real-life stories of men and women as they pass through these seasons. In 2018, Passover begins on the evening of Friday March 30 and...