Author: Deane Shore Berson
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GUEST OPINION: Trump’s election offers relief for non-leftist/Marxists
Democrat Nov. 5 election losses have brought gratitude and immense relief to moderates and conservatives. We have long yearned for a return to rational government and normal life. While gloating is a temptation to be avoided, celebration is natural, even a must! For more than half of our American population, the election rejuvenated hope for…
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GUEST COLUMN: Facing the low and seeking the high
We have arrived at another Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, 5780. It is the first of the Ten Days of Repentance that begin this year at sundown on Sept. 29 and end with the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Though it is we Jews who are told in Leviticus, the third book of the Bible,…
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GUEST COLUMN: Rosh Hashanah: A time of repentance and joy
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5779, starts at sundown tonight, Sept. 9. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of the past year. The tenth day is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Atoning requires that we remember things that are unpleasant to remember.…
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GUEST COLUMN: Rosh Hashanah: A time of repentance and joy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5779, starts at sundown tonight, Sept. 9. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of the past year. The…
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GUEST COLUMN: Rosh Hashanah a time of intense self-examination
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown tonight. It begins the Ten Days of Penitence, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of the past year. One measure of our goodness is our ability to balance the principles in the first two of Rabbi Hillel’s three famous questions: “If I…