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Peter HimmelmanThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
There are times when we are struck by the simplest things: the shape of a tree, even one we’ve seen hundreds of times, or the sound of a bird in the...
In 1985, the year after my dad died, my mom asked me to lead the Seder she’d prepared for the two of us and a few relatives. I don’t remember...
“The Jews are witnesses to God.” — Blaise Pascal Here’s a staggering idea. At least it is to me. The existence of the Jewish people may be...
Just before Shabbat, on my recent trip to Israel, I received a message on Facebook from a man I’d never met. It arrived without preamble, without...