“I wish I had a crystal ball.” That thought occurred to me when I was reading “How to Fight Anti-Semitism” by Bari Weiss. In fact, that’s not the first time that I wished for one. During the last few months, many people have been questioning whether the current rise in antisemitism…
Writer’s note: Having a bad week? Then maybe you should skip this column. After all, do you really need to have me kvetch about my problems when you’re having problems of your own? Or, maybe my kvetching will make you laugh or feel better about what is happening in your life. Either way,…
I recently read that there are more days of summer in September than there are in June. While that may be true, the month of September feels like it belongs to fall. There are clear signs of change: the days are getting shorter, the leaves are beginning to turn different colors and the barbe…
The first, direct, financial consequence came when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester filed for bankruptcy in order to protect its assets from a slew of potentially large judgments for sexual abuse accusations leveled against its priests and other members of the diocese. This move was a…
We make our share of mistakes at The Reporter. My favorite one was a headline that read “Cornell dinning room” (it should have read dining room), while others in the office prefer the headline that referred to Beth Dave (in place of Beth David). How that occurred I have no idea. I comfor…
