An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us… In the shadow of World War Two, Pastor Martin Niemöller wrote his famous passage that begins: “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.” His writings reflected on the silence of so many Continue Reading »
People will often say that we Jews have a blessing or a prayer for every occasion – and they’d be right. Whatever happens there is a blessing to be said, praising and thanking God. When a person survives a near death experience, they recite Birkat Gomel. God is thanked for rewarding the undeserving with goodness, Continue Reading »
