A Valentine for Everyone
A Valentine for Everyone Valentine's Day is drawing near, an avalanche of roses, hearts and chocolates. I am very afraid of this day; its mascot is Cupid, who seems to
A Valentine for Everyone Valentine's Day is drawing near, an avalanche of roses, hearts and chocolates. I am very afraid of this day; its mascot is Cupid, who seems to
Envy: The Vice that Stings You Twice It’s listed among the seven deadly sins, but envy seems to be the least fun one. After all, you profit temporarily from lust,
Fall Back, Spring Forward Children both hamper and heal us. With the arrival of spring, there is often a sense of hope renewed, and this year's vernal promise should be
Be careful what you wish for Watching Oprah's recent televised visit the Chassidic community in Brooklyn, I saw her amazement at the "oddness" of these people turn to longing and
Love Crazy I've always been confused about the farther shores of love. I've always been confused about the farther shores of love. As a child, I loved my war-torn immigrant
An Embarrassment of Riches I think I know a thing or two about embarrassment. I was born into a small and peculiar class of people: children of immigrants from war-torn
From Oxford with Love In this week's New York Times Travel Section (Front Page), there is a great story by Dwight Garner about Mississippi's own Oxford, named after the original,
Interview with She Writes Sonia Taitz, author of In the King’s Arms weaves a literary tale about love, family ties and anti-Semitism. She was interviewed by Elizabeth Cassidy: SONIA TAITZ