Tag: Vilnius

• I’m Grateful To Hebrew School For Making Me An Atheist

  Let me stretch that out a bit: I have always been grateful to Hebrew School for making me the atheist I am today. Now, in all fairness, I suspect I was an atheist when I dropped from the womb. Hebrew School didn’t make me an atheist. But, it did close the deal. Whatever lingering doubts…

  A L Katz

  August 20, 2022

  Atheism, Culture, Magical Thinking, Religion, Spirituality

  Abraham and Isaac, Anarchy, Atheism, Canaan, Catholic School, Eternal Life, Hebrew School, Jewish Culture, Lithuania, Philadelphia, Vilnius, Yahweh

• How Our DNA Echoes Across Time

  For better or worse, we see our parents in our own faces. Or our grandparents in our children. It’s proof the theory of genetics is on to something. We’re aware of the physical attributes that pass to us from previous generations. Why, they’re as plain as the noses on our faces. Other things pass down…

  A L Katz

  June 12, 2021

  Culture, Racism, Religion

  Anti-vaxxers, DNA, Family Story, Genes and Genetics, Polio Vaccine, Salk Vaccine, Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay Sachs, The Holocaust, Vaccination, Vilnius