The sand covering the floor sticks to the heel of Stephen Henriques’ shoe as he crunches across the synagogue, from the bimah, which stands like a wooden oasis in the middle of the sand, to the Ark, looming mightily at the head of the congregation. […]
I am four thousand, nine hundred and forty-five miles from home. On the wooden table in front of me, there is a bowl of chicken noodle soup. The soup is simple and inconspicuous, but I am staring at it as if I have never seen […]
What will you tell strangers seated on the hard-packed earth, underneath a never-ending sea of stars? What will you say to these people that you met six days ago, at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport? What will you tell these people, some of whom speak Hebrew […]
This year has been a year of realizations. I’d say come-to-Jesus moments, but I’m Jewish. I always hesitated to call myself a writer before this year, which is odd, because all I do is write. All I have ever done is write. From a very […]
Nearly three decades ago, Alan and Laura Katz sat down to dinner, a steaming basket of garlic bread between them, olive oil and vinegar swirling, untouched, already separating as the minutes passed. In their usual restaurant, with their usual menus and their usual table, their […]
