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2am and my mind decided to end my sleep cycle. I struggled to return to a peaceful dream state, but as the minutes converted into hours, I gave up and shifted my anxiety from getting a good sleep to worrying...

By rounding up for change to the nearest dollar, or more, on your Tesoro purchase, I’m able to give Tzedakah Dollars to the residents of Beit T’Shuvah so that they can participate in the beauty of giving to others. My...

Twenty years ago, I was on one of my morning marathon training runs with some friends and I randomly asked Robert how he was going to raise his soon-to-be-born twin daughters. “Jewish of course!” I responded, “What does that mean?...

The last time I was on the bemah was for my bat mitzvah April 3,1982. I rarely go to services. Nutella is my kosher. I’m what my Chabad rabbi likes to call “potentially observant.” 21 years of studying with him...

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." ― Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax" I’ve always believed that our politicians can’t improve our lives without our involvement. We need to participate if we expect...

My op-ed first appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, January 24, 2023 Like many other retailers across California, I wasn’t allowed to open my doors to customers during the early days of the COVD-19 pandemic. As I struggled to save...