The country bread of Ireland emerges soon from Bakehouse ovens As we enter the final weeks of winter—still cold, with days growing longer but not yet as bright as they will be soon—I wait eagerly … Continued
Celebrating SafeHouse Center, Nueske’s, and an amazing Corgi On Tuesday evening, March 31, we’ll gather to support SafeHouse Center, our local shelter for survivors of domestic abuse. It’s an especially meaningful evening for me—it marks … Continued
A regenerative path toward healthy, enduring organizational futures In her Sunday morning Substack, British-Turkish author Elif Shafak reflected—as so many of us are trying to do—on the uncertain state of the world. In her efforts … Continued
A contributor to happiness at so many levels! In 1980, while I was still learning to cook the line, Mother Teresa’s team in India rescued a small orphaned boy from the streets of Calcutta. He was … Continued
A terrific traditional taste of Eastern Europe and the Lower East Even 43 remarkable years after opening the Deli, bialys are still mostly a mystery to folks here in Ann Arbor. While bagels long ago … Continued
A judge’s call to action, a hip hop band’s act for justice, and other unordinary actions Four years ago, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, the same thoughtful and widely respected rabbi who officiated at Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s … Continued
