What I Am Going to Miss in New Jersey >>
Date: 2020-05-29 | Id: rdw1

So here we are. My final newsletter article. Number 336. (Yes, “36” seems to be a theme this year…) A year ago – you remember a year ago, don’t you? When people met in person, families weren’t separated, joys and sorrows were shared communally?

Look for the Helpers >>
Date: 2020-03-31 | Id: rdw2

Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav said, “The whole world is a narrow bridge, and the point of life is not to be afraid.” Easier said than done. Especially these days, when just about everything seems to be terrifying. If the Covid-19 virus doesn’t scare you, you’re probably not paying attention.

Devarim >>
Date: 2019-09-26 | Id: rdw3

Dear Friends, The Book of Deuteronomy (“Devarim” in Hebrew) has always sounded to me like a parent putting their kid on the bus for summer camp. Just as parents use the last minutes before the bus pulls away to remind their kids of all the important lessons they ever learned ...

Fear or Courage? You Decide. >>
Date: 2019-07-11 | Id: rdw4

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in July,1969, I was in Israel on a NFTY Summer tour. On July 20th our group was working on a poor kibbutz south of Beer Sheva in the middle of the Negev Desert. The kibbutz had one television.