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On Sunday night, the first night of Chanukah, the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, went to the Nozyk Synagogue in Warsaw.

On Sunday night, the first night of Chanukah, the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, went to the Nozyk Synagogue in Warsaw.

Last week I wrote about the inability for two well spouses in different circumstances to handle an illness crisis in the same way.

During a recent Shiva call, the topic of competent medical care was discussed.

In one week I had the privilege of speaking to two very different well-spouse support groups.

The Jewish community in Poland has been growing both in size and spirituality.

The Jewish community in Poland has been growing both in size and spirituality.

When we are exhausted but must continue doing whatever it is that needs to be done, we can usually rely on a jolt of caffeine to keep us on task.

Recently I wrote about the partial desecration of the cemetery in Bilgoraj, by a construction company, despite the promises of local officials that no defilement would take place.

Recently I wrote about the partial desecration of the cemetery in Bilgoraj, by a construction company, despite the promises of local officials that no defilement would take place.

It was Shavuot and Gloria was looking forward to a Yom Tov dinner with friends. Gloria was a well spouse whose husband was in care.

Recently the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the event that most consider the start of the Shoah.

Recently the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the event that most consider the start of the Shoah.

Though the summer is long gone, and depending where you live, the trees might be changing colors, there may even be snow on the ground - some of the people I meet are still "smarting" from their camp experience.

Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.

Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.

Last week I wrote about Judy and Miriam, two women of different ages and experience, who were closer than mother and daughter until misunderstanding pushed them apart.

Last week I wrote about the Bilgoraj group that traveled to Poland last year and had a somewhat good experience.

Last week I wrote about the Bilgoraj group that traveled to Poland last year and had a somewhat good experience.

Miriam and Judy were close. Even though their ages and lifestyles were very different, they connected.

For the last few weeks, I have been writing about the efforts of survivors and second- generation Jews from Piotrkow in going back to their hometown to preserve/restore the remnants of the town's Jewish history.

For the last few weeks, I have been writing about the efforts of survivors and second- generation Jews from Piotrkow in going back to their hometown to preserve/restore the remnants of the town's Jewish history.

We live in a time where there is a great need for kiruv (outreach). Many Jewish children are growing up with little or no knowledge of their Jewish heritage.

Last week I wrote how important it is that the second generation of Holocaust survivors begin to take over the work of preserving the memory of Jewish life and culture in the many towns and cities that had been mostly destroyed during the Shoah.

Question: For whom will you be voting in next month's presidential election?

Last week I discussed whether a close friend has a right to expect to know everything that is going on in our lives in order for them to be supportive of us.

In just a few weeks we will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the day that, for many people, marks the beginning of the Shoah.

I had a very wise friend who once told me that when her kids were young, she wanted them to tell her everything that went on in their lives.

We are bombarded with requests for Tzedakah (charity) and it is our responsibility to give.

It is customary before the Yamim Noraim, the High Holy Days, to look back at the past and strive to do better the following year, through Teshuvah.