Lazer Gurkow, Author at Inner Stream

Matot: Jewish Custom

Importance of Custom One of the common refrains I hear as a rabbi are the words, “Oh, it’s just a […]

The Holy Donut The old saying goes, there is nothing more complete than a broken heart. Sometimes to make something

More Tragedy As the summer months arrived, we learned of more black lives killed by police shootings. After the rash

Relying On Trust When our enemies threaten us with war, we can defend ourselves with our army. When they threaten

Jewish Pride The idea that anti-Semitism is precipitated by our outward Jewish appearance began to percolate in the Western European

Two Wars Why don’t we see miracles in our time similar to the miracles our ancestors saw in Biblical times?

Miriam’s Well Shortly after the passing of Miriam, the preeminent Yiddishe Mama, the stone that accompanied our ancestors in the

Never Shall I Forget Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into