My parents grew up in kosher homes, but didn’t continue that when I was growing up. I thought the kosher rules were silly, though I would never have said that to my grandparents or favorite uncle. They were traditional Jews who believed in the power of mitzvot, defined as both commandments and good deeds.
When I look at the world it’s easy to feel heartbroken and paralyzed at the chaos. Granted, I’m a born pessimist, but I’m sure many of you share my despair about climate change, the war in Ukraine, the strife in Israel and Gaza, and the huge number of peo … (read more)
In answer to the editorial, “Pull the Plug on Israel, Joe:”
As a Jew and a lifelong Zionist (meaning that I believe the Jewish people have a right to a state of their own) I want to present a different viewpoint from that of Hal Cohen.
Both Oksana, who is in her twenties, and I, in my late sixties, grew up in Hashomer Hatzair, a worldwide Jewish socialist youth movement which began in Poland one hundred and ten years ago.
I cheered when I read Donna Fournier’s letter in the Addison Independent. And I’m sure that my cheer was echoed by many teachers and former teachers in the Mount Abraham district.
