From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of April 10, 2009 / 16 Nissan 5769 I’m standing in line at my third favorite supermarket and a fellow approaches … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of April 3, 2009 / 9 Nissan 5769 If each book of the five books of Moses was a movie in and of itself, and if Hollywood movie … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 27, 2009 / 4 Nissan 5769 A child is born and eight days later he is passed from one person to another, to another and … more

Opinion: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 The faithful come in four types, in my experience. There are those who carry on … more

Opinion: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 13, 2009 / 17 Adar 5769 If the following happened, it would be a true story: Window or aisle Sir? Window … more

Opinion: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of March 6, 2009 / 10 Adar 5769 We sat around the table, the rabbis, three of them, the maybe soon to be ex-husband, … more

Opinion: From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Feb. 27, 2009 / 3 Adar 5769 The other day a friend called me and asked if he could send a Rabbi from Israel to my … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Feb. 13, 2009 / 19 Shevat 5769 My mother, may she rest in peace, also had eight children. But unlike that woman in … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 So Justice Roberts flubs the oath and the Democrats call a “do over.” Can you do that … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Jan. 30, 2009 / 5 Shevat 5769 When my father was four, a Jew in Germany could not walk the streets with ease. When I was … more