May 2025

May 23, 2025 Period between Passover, Shavuot a time of education and contemplation – opinion By Barbara Sofer In his new book, Judaism: A Love Story, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin quotes the speaker at his elementary school graduation, who in turn quoted the famous parable of the great Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan.  “Life is like […]

May 9, 2025 Israel’s ‘Ten Days of Deliverance’ were more difficult this year – opinion By Barbara Sofer On Tuesday afternoon, an organization called Yad L’Banim held its annual ceremony in Jerusalem to begin Remembrance Day. Yad L’Banim is an organization of bereaved Israeli parents. I am privileged to be invited to this most emotional of ceremonies