15 hours down the road from the colorful and architecturally-unique city of Barcelona lies the loveliest and quaintest of cities in the heart of southern Spain. Malaga is a popular… [Continue Reading]
Jisr al-Zarqa
Jisr al-Zarga means “bridge over the blue.” A little fisherman village by the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Israel, Jisr sports a fully Arab community of about 15,000 people. The area… [Continue Reading]
Ode to Rain
It’s an impressive sight To watch determined drops fall Plunging from cloud to soil Like soldiers descending, still loyal, To a soggy, battlefield ground. And to hear the differing… [Continue Reading]
Worth
For unknown reasons (another great mystery) certain people are born with an innate, unmovable notion of their own entitlement to love and belonging. A sense of worth and ability to… [Continue Reading]
Lois and the Existence of Evil
One evening this past September, my mother and my mother’s second cousin once removed and my mother’s second cousin’s once removed mother (this would probably sound less complicated if I… [Continue Reading]
The Standard that Holds While Fiat Folds
As summer days are turning into chilly Autumn breezes, the sunshiny days of quantitative easing (QE) are doing the same. The stage props on the centrally-run economic stage are… [Continue Reading]
Heights and Depths
Wherever strong love may be, Found in mother-love especially, There are no plains of outstretching grass Only high hills and valleys to pass. Along the road of strong love… [Continue Reading]