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From Where I Sit
From Where I Sit
Leave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
By
Dave Schechter
Passover will not be a “chag sameach,” a happy holiday, for the families of those killed on Oct. 7 and those still held hostage.
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October 10, 2023, 2:41 pm
Bystanders to a Family Tragedy
Dave finds a connection between a gathering many years ago in Israel and the Hamas terror attacks.
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Dave Schechter
September 27, 2023, 11:59 am
COVID is Back from Vacation
A poll finds that half of Americans think the pandemic is over, few are masking, and other public health threats are considered greater.
By
Dave Schechter
September 13, 2023, 12:51 pm
Savoring a ‘Shehecheyanu Moment’
Dave finds the meaning of that word appropriate on his return to a favorite place.
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Dave Schechter
August 30, 2023, 11:24 am
Speeding Past History
Do motorists streaming past the Leo Frank Memorial know who he was and why he is important?
By
Dave Schechter
August 9, 2023, 1:20 pm
When Both Sides are ‘Pro-Israel’
Israel's judicial "reform" crisis may be baffling to some Jewish Americans.
By
Dave Schechter
July 26, 2023, 1:18 pm
Venting Hard Feelings
The debate over defining antisemitism is far from over.
By
Dave Schechter
July 12, 2023, 11:34 am
Back in the Garden
An absence of more than two months reminds Dave that life goes on, whether or not he's present.
By
Dave Schechter
June 28, 2023, 10:44 am
As I Was Saying . . .
Dave's recent hospitalization included an unexpected lesson in the meaning of grace.
By
Dave Schechter
May 5, 2023, 1:44 pm
My Heart Attack Has a Nickname
Dave is lucky he's around to write this column.
By
Dave Schechter
April 26, 2023, 12:05 pm
Sometimes, a Hat is More Than a Hat
Dave was upset at having lost a keepsake of his father during a visit to Chicago.
By
Dave Schechter
April 12, 2023, 12:51 pm
Why Was This Night Different?
The memories of this year's Seder remain, along with a sufficient supply for weeks of fried matzah.
By
Dave Schechter
March 30, 2023, 2:50 pm
How Antisemitism ‘Zombie Bill’ Died
This wasn't how the effort to define antisemitism in the state's legal code was expected to go.
By
Dave Schechter
March 29, 2023, 3:37 pm
Sausage — er, Law — making, Part Two
How the Jewish community's top legislative priority became a "zombie" bill.
By
Dave Schechter
March 15, 2023, 12:58 pm
Avert Your Eyes, Law-making in Progress
The "tortuous" path of legislation that would define antisemitism in Georgia.
By
Dave Schechter
March 2, 2023, 1:24 pm
Is This a Crisis?
Jewish Americans may feel that antisemitism at home is a more immediate concern than what's happening in Israel.
By
Dave Schechter
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