My husband’s grandfather, Louis Lipsky, immigrated from Slavuta, Ukraine 117 years ago. He left his native land for the US to escape...

In my recent post (Don’t Box Us In), I explored a subtle way our society perpetuates a sense of racial division, which had me wondering...

This month’s post on reducing gun violence (The Gun Problem and a Silver Bullet Remedy) prompts me to highlight a remarkable and...

After a year of pandemic strangeness tinged with fear and isolation, society is poised for change like we’ve never seen in our lifetimes....

Last week’s post spoke to bridging cultural and philosophical divides, as told through the story of my own Jewish-Catholic marriage. This...

The Women’s March four years ago was a reflexive response by women who felt cheated by a system dominated by men since its inception. I’m...

The experience I describe in Awaken Your Sleeping Genie led me to know that the power of intention is real. And as stories like mine...

Last week I shared my daughter’s story of surgery and recovery using a powerful protocol based on intention. While the remarkable...

My last post (Designing a Better Map to Guide Us) spoke of a hopeful future and a unified US. But I have to confess that the current...

Never again will I take fresh, breathable air for granted. The relentless fires along America’s West Coast serve as another reminder of...

Last week’s post referred to a discussion from my college days about the plausibility of world peace. While utopian ideals might seem...

As evidenced in The Illusion of Progress, one thing that gets me through these ongoing moments of collective stress is to zoom out and...

My last post, The House that Covid Built, sparked plenty of conversations in our house about which news articles are true and helpful and...

Last week’s post explained how a new symbol — the doughnut — would promote a better way to measure economic success. It’s undeniable that...

My post last week questioned why our predominant measure of national “health” focuses on the stock market, even though the human aspects...

As penance for my internalized girlhood sexism, I am delighted to support an organization that has been around for over 150 years in the...

Last week I shared why it’s so challenging to define what makes a “good school” — even if we should still seek them out! Despite the...

Reframing “reality” to see a boldly positive future was a challenge, though I have to say I’m pleased with how I justified my optimistic...

Last week I shared a story about how an experience I had during our year abroad put me in the shoes of any new immigrant who’s ever come...

Last week’s post highlighted the rewards of going abroad to get “educated” — a valuable endeavor, to be sure. However, plenty of children...