by Matthew Friedman | Sep 11, 2023 | Commentary
I will be riding more than 100 miles on Sunday. Maybe 120. 17 September is the date of the Terry Fox Run in Canada. Many of my readers will remember Terry Fox, the young athlete who had lost his right leg to cancer and ran into history as one of the Great Canadian...
by Matthew Friedman | Sep 4, 2023 | Commentary
At summer camp, we used to sing a song every Shabbes by the Canadian writer Yosaif Silverman. Jewish summer camps, even the ones operating today, have deep roots in the soil of the Labor Bund, European Social Democracy, and Labor Zionism.* And the one I attended was...
by Matthew Friedman | Jun 12, 2023 | Commentary
I get an absurd thrill whenever my friend Karen posts updates in social media about her epic rides in far-away Maryland. It is a thrill because I advised her through the purchase of her first road bike, a Specialized Roubaix, and I feel a tiny bit responsible for the...
