The Jewish Identity Incubator That Is MetroWest

These remarks were made at “Sweet Dreams,” a celebration of the fifth birthday of The Partnership for Learning and Life (The Partnership) and a salute to the author of this blog, Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, one of The Partnership’s founding trustees and passionate advocates.

 

I’ve bee…

Thank You to Our Unsung Heroes

I just spent a lovely Memorial Day weekend at a family wedding in Arizona. It was the first wedding in my children’s generation of cousins, and it was very special to see all of them enjoying each other’s company as young adults, as opposed to as young children. (That wasn’t always so …

Join Me at the Annual Meeting

It is transition time, isn’t it? It’s the time of year when we make changes, move on to new challenges, recognize achievements and accomplishments, and look ahead to new goals. No, this isn’t a column about Katie Couric, Meredith Viera, or Ann Curry. Instead, I want to focus on some wo…

Appreciating Our Freedom as Jews and Americans

Monday was quite a day, wasn’t it? I am sure if I could speak with each of you, there would be a spectrum of responses to the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs. For those of us who live in MetroWest and who were here or in New York City on September 11, 2001, I am ev…

Take the Time to Pray for Freedom

I wish you could see my kitchen table right now. It is covered with cookbooks, magazines, newspaper clippings, and handwritten recipes and notes. I’m perhaps a little behind in my Passover preparations, as I have almost no idea of what I’m serving for side dishes. (Note: I’m writing t…