A Multitalented Mensch
Yale Strom may be a multitalented man and a well known musician both locally and internationally, but he is also refreshingly down to earth and modest, answering my questions at his rustic, comfortable home...
Why Pope’s Visit to Rome Ghetto Means So Much to Italian Jews
In 1986, Pope John Paul II made history by paying a visit to Rome’s Great Synagogue.
In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI visited that synagogue again.
In 2016, Pope Francis visited for the third time.
As our ancient...
Group Offers Second Chance for Dogs
The motto for California Labrador Retrievers and More is “Dogs + Families = Love”. Thanks to all their hard work and dedicated volunteers, this group, also known as Labs and More, has found homes...
The Effects Of Modern Technology On The Nature Of Evil
For those people in modern technological society who are becoming more and more secularized, it often becomes difficult to deal with the subject of evil. Evil seems to be an archaic concept related to...
Early Birds Help Others
The motto for the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club seems to be, “How can we help?” There are actually two La Mesa Rotary Clubs, but the Sunrise one is for the early birds as...
He Dreamed a Dream in Yiddish
Over the weekend, two events encapsulated Yiddish New York, the week-long festival of Yiddish arts, music and culture that served to replace a gaping hole in the calendar left by the demise of KlezKamp,...
St. Regis Lhasa
Tibet is a world in and of itself, full to the brim of wonders, of mysteries and of the charm of ages past. In its capital city, Lhasa, one finds onesef surrounded by untangible...