Monthly Archives: January 2019

Today, January 27, is Holocaust Remembrance Day.  In contrast with Yom Hashoah, commemorated on the 27th day of the month of Nisan to recall the horrors targeting Jews specifically, Holocaust Remembrance Day recalls the mosaic of victims whose fate was … Continue reading →

It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about Maria Popova and her Brain Pickings blog. From her archives, Maria shared a quote from the poet Mary Oliver that is one of the most poignant descriptions I have ever … Continue reading →

No one who viewed it will ever forget The Immaculate Reception that salvaged a seemingly sure playoff loss for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972 against the Oakland Raiders, or that it was Franco Harris who made the reception and scored. What … Continue reading →

It is customary for people to greet one another on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with the phrase “L’Alter, L’Chaim Tovim U’Lshalom”, translated roughly as to old age, to good life, and to peace.  On … Continue reading →