Remembering to Forget
August 20, 2021 How exactly does someone “remember to forget”? Well, that is Gd’s closing…
Shalom Y’all from the CEO
Check back weekly for a Shalom Y’all message from Federation CEO, Nammie Ichilov
The Trees of the Field
August 13, 2021 Over the years I have quoted extensive primary texts, countless rabbis, numerous…
The Mission of Maintaining the Roads
August 6, 2021 This week’s Re’eh Torah reading begins with the words, “Behold [Re’eh], I…
Two Ears and One Mouth
July 30, 2021 I begin this week’s column with a confession, or maybe it’s an…
Antisemitism From All Sides
July 23, 2021 I must have touched a nerve last week because of the conversations…
Oxymorons and Echo Chambers
July 9, 2021 The oxymoron. The literary tool that juxtaposes two contradictory words for dramatic…
The Impact of Today’s Decisions
July 2, 2021 This week’s Torah portion, Pinchas, is commonly associated with the themes of…
Or Lagoyim: A Light Unto the Nations
June 25, 2021 There are times in one’s life where the struggle, the pain, and…
Remember Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg z”l
June 18, 2021 This week we lost a great leader of the San Antonio Jewish…