A Passionate Plea for Gun Control >>
Date: 2013-11-13 | Id: rdw44

It was 9am on Friday and I’d just reached the TSA checkpoint at the top of the escalator when I congratulated myself for being on time for the first time in my life. For the first time I had time to look around, admire the art installation in the terminal. Was it new? Why hadn’t I noticed it before?

Going to Israel? Some things to be afraid of >>
Date: 2013-10-03 | Id: rdw45

You were in ISRAEL this summer? Weren’t you scared?

Hobby Lobby and the Jews >>
Date: 2013-09-29 | Id: rdw46

Freedom is messy. From the American Nazi Party marching in Skokie, Illinois, to the myriad web sites promoting hatred of [insert the name of any religious, racial or political group here], freedom is something we all cherish… until we are on the receiving end of someone else’s freedom.

Praying At The Wall >>
Date: 2013-08-13 | Id: rdw47

JERUSALEM, August 7, 2013 – Elul 1, 5773
I prayed at the Kotel (the Western Wall) today. That may not seem like a big thing for someone who has spent over a year of his life in Jerusalem, but it was actually the first time I’ve ever prayed at the Wall.