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February 24, 2022

My Testimony on “Divisive Concepts”

I testified at two committees of the New Hampshire legislature on bills to change or repeal our new "divisive concepts" law — Senate Judiciary and House Education. I said essentially the same things at both hearings. Here it is, video and my written statement (they are the same). Mr. Chairman and Honored Representatives: Thank… Continue reading

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September 11, 2021

Five Spiritual Imperatives on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

These were my words at services on Shabbat morning. I may have been the last adult in New York City to be aware that the attack on the World Trade Center towers had occurred. Laurie went to work in midtown, and I was home with two-and-a-half-year-old Alex getting ready for an upcoming trip to my… Continue reading

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August 16, 2021

This Week’s Catastrophe in Afghanistan

I have specific memories from the newspapers of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, and of exactly where I was when the U.S. campaign against the Taliban began after 9/11, parking my car after dropping off the rest of the family as we met some friends for an outdoor festival in New York as things were… Continue reading

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September 22, 2019

5 Reasons To Take Your Kid Out of School for the High Holy Days

It is not easy to take a day off of school or work for the High Holy Days. As school pressures have become more demanding, even at younger ages, the decision about bringing children to services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on a school day might be more difficult for a parent than ever… Continue reading

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September 11, 2008

Anniversary of September 11, 2001

Today is 9/11. It is a day of memorial for thousands who died. It is day that affected all of us, those who lived in New York or Washington and those who lived anywhere in the U.S., indeed in the world. 9/11 reminds us that unbridled evil has its power in the world. We have… Continue reading

9/11

9/11

My Testimony on “Divisive Concepts”

Five Spiritual Imperatives on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

This Week’s Catastrophe in Afghanistan

5 Reasons To Take Your Kid Out of School for the High Holy Days

Anniversary of September 11, 2001