Teshuva in Liberia:
Moving from ruin to reconciliation

Sometimes, when you visit a place that is full of so much pain, the stories — and days — begin to bleed into one another. The stories of the people of Liberia, whose ferocious civil war ended only nine years ago, reveal horrifying trends through... More.

Growing the fruits of peace in
El Salvador

Don Israel speaks no English, and I speak almost no Spanish. But I understood him well enough to realize that, as I began to plant one of the mango trees that would be placed in his... More.

Torah Portion: A new kind of heroism

Parshat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)

The dilemma faced by families in today’s health care environment when it comes to making end-of-life decisions... More.