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Ups and downs of the ‘new normal’
In the summer of 2019, well before our lives were upended by the seemingly never-ending “new normal,” I wrote a column about how my wife and I were about to become empty-nesters. At that … more
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Larry Kessler
This Hanukkah, rise above the darkness
Bundled up in layers and gloves, I was taking my daily afternoon stroll in my cul-de-sac a few days after falling back to Eastern Standard Time, when I became dismayed by a sign of the coming winter: … more
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Pets speak up about the pandemic
When I last wrote about my pets two years ago, the world of pets – like the world of humans – was much different than it is today. Since the start of the pandemic, my pets, like … more
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The power of Holocaust education
Those who doubt how much Holocaust awareness will be raised by the mandate to teach about the Holocaust and genocide in Rhode Island’s middle and secondary schools should familiarize themselves … more
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The writer with his daughter and wife at graduation.
Despite COVID-19, my new graduate emerged from college as a champion
The path to my younger daughter Alana’s college graduation started 21 years ago, when she was adopted in China two days before her first birthday, and ended in an unusual 21-minute ceremony on … more
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Charlotte Sheer took this selfie in front of one of the 18 collages made from some of the 11 million stamps collected as part of the Holocaust Stamps Project that’s part of the exhibit at the American Philatelic Center called “A Philatelic Memorial of the Holocaust.” “L’Chaim – To Life!” celebrates Holocaust survivors Sam and Goldie Weinreb.
An exhibit every American should see
The June opening of “A Philatelic Memorial of the Holocaust” at the American Philatelic Center,   featuring the Holocaust Stamps Project’s 11 million stamps and 18 collages … more
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This column was written by an actual human being
While at first glance, artificial intelligence, friends and pets don’t appear to have anything in common, these topics form the basis for this month’s missive. Artificial intelligence, … more
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Tips to thwart those despicable scammers
Every time someone’s email or phone gets hacked or a senior citizen falls victim to phishing or another scam, the perpetrators are not only treating their victims with extreme disdain and … more
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The pandemic in the rearview mirror
I did something this summer that I hadn’t done in four years: I took an honest-to-goodness vacation out of town. In fact, my wife , Lynne, and I not only left the state and region, but we … more
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Reflections on COVID Passover one year later
Twelve months ago, when the coronavirus pandemic had just changed our world and led to a lockdown, I wrote what proved to be my first of many columns about COVID-19: “No matter how long the … more
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