Speaking of miracles .... over 30 years ago I marveled over the birth of this baby's mom, my first niece.  So in a world of turmoil, we make room for the amazing grace of new life, the hope and purity…

"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I STILL HAVE A DREAM" ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. .... Each year I come to appreciate more fully how profoundly…

I wanted to mark the beginning of the new year with a ritual to honor my new home with an ancient tradition of affixing a mezuzah to the doorpost.  I'm grateful to the old and new friends and neighbors who…