I recently had the privilege of accompanying a member of our Wise community at the mikveh across the street from our campus at the American [...]

I imagine that, like me, many of you are feeling extra anxious lately. It’s not just that familiar, healthy, and often-humorous dose of [...]

For many of us, the circumstances of the past twenty months have kept us at home far more than we planned for or [...]

Teach these words to your children and speak of them–when you sit in your house, when you go by the way, when you [...]

My nephew was born in the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic last January. His birth was, like every baby’s, a miraculous moment [...]

Stephen Sondheim, the beloved Jewish-American musical composer, passed away four weeks ago yesterday. His influence on musical theatre composition was unparalleled, his flair [...]

In the final moments of the epic musical Les Miserables, based on the French classic by Victor Hugo, the characters Fantine, Eponine, and Jean [...]

I was recently speaking to a friend who is an operatic singer about the power of music and lyrics together. She surprised me [...]

I’ve never been one to cook on a daily basis (luckily I married someone who does!), but I always enjoy recreating the special [...]

Lately, having spent so much time on the computer or phone this past year and half, I’ve been making small, conscious efforts to [...]