My goodness, I have to reset the clock, again! Ramadan, in many ways, is the same every year…but in some ways, it is also different. The rituals remain constant, the spiritual experience varies from person to person, but what constantly changes is the logistics.
Read moreWhere Are the Jews?
Some stories are just too sweet to pass over. I was at the Islamic Center of New York University for an iftar, preceded by a sermon.
Read moreWe Are Not a Monolith
We, as in Muslims. What if I were to pick up a tourist couple from Times Square and took them for an iftar?
Read moreIt's Not a Holiday
“Have a good holiday,” my friend Karen said to me. “Thank you, but it’s not a holiday.”
It happens every year at the beginning of Ramadan.
Ramadan During Retirement
I started fasting in my teens. As I approach seventy, I have experienced fasting during exams, raising children, working full-time, and now in retirement. This has to be the easiest phase of my fasting career. A lot changes when one is no longer on active duty.
Read moreRamadan In The Age of COVID: A Personal Snapshot
Read my piece in the New York Daily News, published on April 22, 2021
Read moreRamadan: Taking A Break From My Habits
I am taking a break from my habits; habits that uplift me and habits that pull me down. Where is that going to take me as I enter the mode of fasting.
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