Commentary

Higher education in this country is, as many of you know, facing some existential challenges.

Gilli, our firstborn son, was fortunate to receive his K–12 education at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy. Jeff and I committed to providing our children with a Jewish education, and in Kansas City we hit the jackpot with a pluralistic day school five minutes from our house.

On occasion, something happens or is experienced that could benefit the community if shared.

There are times when a place becomes more than just a physical space. It becomes a living, breathing entity.

Sonia Warshawski, who I didn’t meet until the early 2000s, is one of the most important people in my life.

I’m tempted to wrap up the last 12 months of news with a bow and send it on its way, but I will save my news recap for our secular new year’s issue.

We live in such narrow lanes that when serendipity broadens them, we may find we have been given unexpected gifts.

I wasn’t expecting to have a mystical encounter while reporting a story about kosher meals in Overland Park, but as I open the door of the Torah Learning Center (TLC) a few days before Passover, I feel the pull of something sacred draw me inside.

We’re all familiar with the idea of parents’ responsibility to teach their children. When I hear this, I think about mitzvot, the parsha or Jewish morals and ethics, but modern parenting includes so much more.