Posts Tagged: Samuel Abrams Sarah Lawrence
Jewish America’s Future Depends on All Its Communities — Not Just the Coasts
American Jewish life has long been anchored in a small number of powerful metropolitan centers. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and a handful of...
When Standards Disappear: What the Mamdani Reversals Reveal About Jewish Political Vulnerability
When New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, he pledged to "protect our Jewish neighbors." Within hours of taking power and very deliberately, he reversed two...
We Should Be Building More Jewish Institutions and Buildings — Not Downsizing Them
A few weeks ago, driving through West Philadelphia with my son, I pointed out the streets where my grandparents once lived and the places where...
Being Jewish in 2025: How the Light Gets In
Several years ago, I took my son -- then barely a year old -- to the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side of New...
The Blessing My Son Asked of Me on Rosh Hashanah
As the Jewish High Holidays approached, my son surprised me with a simple request: “Dad, will you do the Birkat Kohanim -- the Priestly Blessing...
