Remembering Pope Francis Through a Jewish Lens Parshat Shemini 2025 Rabbi Michael Siegel An oxymoron is a figure of speech, usually one or two words, in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. Here are a few examples: alone together bittersweet deafening silence deceptively honest Oxymoron comes from the Greek word oksús (meaning “keen”) and Continue Reading »
Hello Darkness My old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Growing up in the 60s, one of my favorite songs was The Sound of Silence, by Simon and Garfunkel. This song captured the mood of a turbulent generation: the assassination of JFK, the war in Vietnam, and the civil rights movement. It spoke Continue Reading »
