Marking The End Of An Era
I remember like it was yesterday, how our now 18-year-old came into the world, mostly quietly, so tiny, but with a seemingly natural curiosity about the new realm she had […]
June 7, 2024
June 4, 2024
A Memorial To Jerusalem’s Pioneers
I remember my first trip ever to Jerusalem when I was a young teenager. I had the idea that I was bound to feel something stir within me just knowing […]
May 15, 2024
The Importance of Jewish Student Organizations on College Campuses
If the value in having Jewish student organizations on college and university campuses wasn’t clear before October 7, the past seven months have certainly made it clear. While it is […]
May 1, 2024
The Presence Of Lost Relatives at My Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah
When you have a daughter, there are a lot of things “they” don’t tell you. I mean – I’ve been warned about the teenage years, puberty, emotional rollercoasters, and boys […]
March 1, 2024
‘People Is All That We Have’; Wrapping Up An Emotional Week In Israel
Note: This is the sixth article of TC Jewfolk Editor Lonny Goldsmith’s trip to Israel with UpStart and iCenter’s “A Mifgash that Matters,” which is being put on in partnership […]
February 19, 2024
Becoming Witnesses
Note: This is the second article of TC Jewfolk Editor Lonny Goldsmith’s trip to Israel with UpStart and iCenter’s “A Mifgash that Matters,” which is being put on in partnership […]
February 9, 2024
Antisemitic History Not Included in the Netflix Drama, ‘May December’
When I heard about a new Netflix film May December, I was intrigued. But as I read the movie’s premise, I could feel my stomach tighten and my jaw clench, […]
December 28, 2023
Seeing A Post-Oct. 7 Israel Firsthand While Volunteering
My wife and I recently returned from a 10-day trip to volunteer in Israel. We went ourselves to show solidarity with our friends in Israel, and to do some of […]
December 18, 2023
The Last Story
My dad told stories. Long stories. Stories about growing up in Brooklyn and about the Dodgers, about the rocket right arm of Carl Furillo and the clutch hitting of Gil […]
December 15, 2023
The Light of Moral Clarity
Hanukkah candles bring us pride and joy in a time of darkness. As their light fades, another candle is needed: the havdalah candle we use at the close of shabbat. […]