Wisdom Project | Erika Hassan, 92
Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, in 1931, Erika Hassan survived the Holocaust in the mountains before emigrating to the United States in 1946.
Wisdom Project | Ann Jaffe, 91
Born in Poland in 1931, Ann Jaffe and her family survived the Holocaust and emigrated to the United States, where Jaffe became a determined Holocaust educator.
Wisdom Project | Donald J. Stone, 93
Dallas’s Don Stone is a gift that just keeps on giving—to the city’s schools, the arts, and, since the early 1980s, to Hebrew Union College.
Wisdom Project | Martin Katz, 95
Born in New York, Katz is the “uncle” of the birth control pill which catalyzed the sexual revolution and an avid sculptor.
Wisdom Project | Eileen Lavine
At 97, veteran journalist and Moment senior editor Eileen Lavine is still uplifted by gratitude, and uplifting others.
Wisdom Project | Ted Comet
At age 98, Ted Comet has served the global Jewish community for more than 70 years. He has no plans to stop.
Beshert | The Crooner in the Station
One night, halfway up the stairs, I heard the most beautiful singing from above. Not heaven, the ticket hall.
Beshert | Three Strikes, You’re A Schlimazel
Living in New York City circa 1979-1980 was a test of fortitude, not the least of which involved the rats. The rat harvest was plentiful...
Beshert | When Cats Fly
“Your cat is in business class.”
Startled, I looked up from my magazine and regarded the flight attendant. She couldn’t mean my cat, who was asleep...
Beshert | All the Light We Cannot See
It’s been a tough week, generally speaking, to present the idea of beshert as a positive “meant-to-be” experience. Snow. Ice. Massive power outages. Texas freezing...
Beshert | The Blessing was the Memory
Some days are made from “Who says life has to be fair?” Some days you get a bolt of beshert from the blue.
Beshert | This Isn’t What I Ordered
“I dreamed of certain outcomes. But it’s the ones I didn’t see coming that feel exactly right—beshert.”