A Mess of Pottage

by David Isaac, www.shmuelkatz.com “Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.” — Genesis 25:34 One can’t help but think of the Biblical story of Esau and the way he cavalierly dispensed with his birthright after…

Holy Travel: Russian Israelis, Auschwitz Album, and Jerusalem's race

Israel’s “non-Jewish” Jews The subject of Russian Christian immigrants in Israel is a sensitive one that most are hesitant to discuss. The Auschwitz Album Revisited Pat Mercer Hutchens, teacher and accomplished practicing artist, has completed a series of twelve paintings to remember and honor those who perished in the Holocaust. All the paintings were motivated…