


The Day Hank Greenberg Played for God
Hank Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American baseball and in American sports in general. Now, as you might imagine, when he first came up to the Big Leagues to play for the Detroit Tigers in the early 1930s, antisemitism was a fact of life. But in 1934,...
Echoes of Liberty: The Message of the Shofar
When I was ten years old, we took a drive from New Jersey to Baltimore. Along the way, we made a short stop in Philadelphia where we decided to explore Independence Hall, the US Mint, and, finally, the Liberty Bell. As we approached the iconic, cracked bell, I...
Divine Attendance: The Power of Being Seen
If you take a look at the curriculum for a degree in education, you will see lots of courses about teaching methods, classroom management and imparting values. But there is one ritual, that repeats itself hundreds of thousands of times, that is usually overlooked. A...
The Unintended Irony of Replacement Theology
The power of prophecy is such that its echoes reverberate through time, transcending generations and touching the very core of human existence. Some prophecies remain shrouded in mystery, while others unveil themselves in the tapestry of history, presenting before us...