A couple of weeks ago I visited Auschwitz, one of the most iconic locations of mass murder in the world. Before my visit, I possessed a rudimentary understanding of the Holocaust like any student who paid a moderate amount of attention in history class. However, there is something about visualization that takes knowledge beyond the …
A couple of weeks ago, I was running an errand with Mom. We were a few minutes away from our house when I noticed a large, human-shaped bundle lying on the sidewalk. “Mom, stop! I think that’s a person!” I said. We pulled off and I jumped out of the car. There, on the sidewalk, …
I believe it behooves me to put friends and family at ease and clarify my motivation behind breaching the subject of love, marriage, and the prenuptial agreement. Fear not, I have no intentions of marrying anytime soon. However, my curiosity was recently piqued when I read an article published by the Huffington Post that argued …
Recently, I spent a day at the Delray Beach Courthouse in Southeast Florida. There’s something unique about the feeling of sitting in court—weighing the copious amounts of conflicting evidence, questioning the truthfulness of witnesses, and waiting with breathless anticipation for the verdict. As I sat in the courtroom I wondered if mercy played a role …