We gather on a day of profound joy, of soaring hope, of renewed faith, and above all, a day to give our deepest thanks to the ...

In the two years since October 7th, I have come to reflect heavily on what is referred to as the Horseshoe Theory of politics ...

The congregation believes strongly that the temple is not only the synagogue for the Jewish community, but it also belongs to ...

Thanks to Hollywood films, Day of the Dead has evolved from a Mexican holiday to an international one celebrated by all of ...

Your miracle baby represents the light at the end of a dark tunnel - or rainbow at the end of a storm. This post appeared ...

The Christian New Testament says that a good tree produces good fruit, and a bad or corrupt tree produces bad fruit (Matthew 7:17 ff; Luke 6:43). A Dutch saying flips that around, claiming the fruit ...

School” event in the Middle School, I overheard one SLCSD teacher say to another: “China’s technology beats ours because we haven’t embraced the metric system.” I know both teachers, but did not say ...

This essay examines the destruction of Palestinian education as a deliberate strategy — not the byproduct of war, but a ...

O.K. I’m offering “How to read the Old Testament,” and you might very well be thinking, “Why would I want to read the Old ...

An eccentric idea from the 1970s may rewrite everything we believe we know about the New Testament.

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Oscars Best Original Screenplay Commentary (Updated Oct. 9, 2025): If you’re wondering what kind of stories Hollywood could be celebrating this awards season, the answer is basically “all of them.” ...