Judy Gruen

I had come to Israel mainly for professional opportunities, but I left with so much more. I was nourished with the reassuring bond of a cherished and longstanding friendship, and discovered an unexpected channel for a brand-new and special friendship
to blossom.

The ouster of trash-talking Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci from the Trump White House underscores the problem that the free-flying and promiscuous use of foul language is only making our uncivil society less civil than ever.

A fictional story about a Jewish family in conflict over levels of religious observance.

My atheist grandfather's outburst at one family Passover seder made me wonder if I could ever find a balance between respect for religious tradition and a healthy sense of fun and skepticism.

Too many of us worry as we approach the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, “Is God really listening to me? Do I really matter to him as an individual in a world of more than 7 billion people? The answer is yes.

Now that almost every purchasing decision fraught with environmental, social and politically correct decisions, grocery shopping is stressing me out.

Thoughts on celebrating at my nephew's wedding just 24 hours after the horrific massacre in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life synagogue.

I realized my friendship with “Caroline” was over for good when she used a demonizing political cartoon as her new Facebook image. I don't want to live in an ideological bubble, but this sort of imagery sends a message of contempt to those of differing political views.

Limiting the number of plastic bags that can litter the landscape or clog the oceans is a worthy goal, but laws that begin with good intentions often have unintended consequences.

The unlikely media star taught the importance of civility, compassion, and the hard work of being a good human being.

A new documentary reveals Judge Ruchi Freier’s trailblazing work to establish the first all-women’s emergency medical response team in Brooklyn. “The worst thing to tell me is that I can’t do something because I’m a woman," explains Ruchi Freier.

Insights about becoming our best selves, based on the popular memoir about Tara Westover’s wildly improbable rise from a childhood working in the family scrapyard to earning a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge.

News about the divorce of one of the world’s wealthiest couples reminded me of some insights I've gained in more than thirty years of marriage about what it takes to make this most intimate and consequential relationship work in the long run.

A new book by former addict and his father offers safer pathways to deal with life’s pain.