New York Times online piece, from 2012: "A Vegetarian Thanksgiving Table"

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-table/?smid=fb-share

Virginia Senator Mark Warner

Election Day, last week, was of course a dismal day, in many instances, for Democrats. Am very happy, though (as a former resident of Virginia), that Democratic Senator Mark Warner, a fine public servant, prevailed, in his extremely close race against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie conceded the race on Friday.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/ed-gillespie-concedes-senate-race/article_0419aa52-66f8-11e4-9015-001a4bcf6878.html

Tragedy, and Heroism, in Canada

From The New York Times:

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/canada-honors-heroes-of-the-shootings-in-ottawa/?smid

Essay from Tablet magazine, about "Hamas' Liberal Apologists"

Another good essay (from 7/31/14), by Liel Leibovitz:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/180947/liberals-who-oppose-israel?utm

Good essay in Tablet Magazine, about Hamas

The essay, by Liel Leibovitz, a senior writer for the Jewish-oriented online publication Tablet Magazine, concerns the "false narrative of moral equivalency," regarding Israel and Hamas.  It appeared on July 11th.

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/178820/america-stop-war-gaza?utm_source

"Hamas’s Human Shield War," from Commentary Magazine, July 10th

Years ago I was a subscriber to Commentary (the hard-copy edition). I now read some of the essays and blog posts on the magazine's website, though am not always an admirer--in particular, because of the frequent (and, I think, tiresome) animus, on the site, toward President Obama and his administration. Nonetheless, I liked the following piece by the magazine's Senior Online Editor, Jonathan Tobin:

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/07/10/hamas-human-shield-war-gaza-israel-missiles/

The Days of Remembrance: April 27-May 4

The Days of Remembrance--Holocaust remembrance week--began on April 27th, and continues until May 4th. The theme for this year's observance, as designated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is "Confronting the Holocaust: American Responses."

http://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance

http://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance/2014-days-of-remembrance/2014-theme