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The New York Times Sunday magazine ran a long and inspiring article by Lisa Belkin about the arduous task of improving the nutritional quality of America’s school lunch programs. Results thus far with obese and at risk children are “cautiously exciting.” Did you know that, without intervention, this generation of children may be the first…

I am loving the cooler August mornings we’ve got going here. Bright sun. Breezes tinged with autumnal foreboding. Judaism has it right: This is the sweet ending of the old year. The farmer’s market was exploding with wonderful produce Saturday. This morning, I ate two burgundy and bulbous Heirloom tomatoes I purchaed there, sprinkled with…

In the last election, the term “Soccer Mom” described suburban, swing-voting women. The feeling was that Soccer Moms were important because no one was really sure how they’d vote, and that they carpooled in large numbers. In the end, this label was perhaps mostly a media phenomenon, something chewed over by pundits. So now, here’s…

Lots of fabulous mail on my recent post about prayer beads and home altars. Basically, most readers contentedly catch sacred moments when they can. Krista White meditates and prays in the “woods, washing dishes, waiting in line at the school to pick up my daughter,” she says, adding: “This doesn’t feel wrong to me as…
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