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Ismaili Center Houston - Eastern Side One of the best things about Montrose is the diversity of its population. This old neighborhood is located very close to downtown Houston. It runs between the Southwest Freeway and Buffalo Bayou and between Shepherd and Taft Street (for part and then a series of streets moving to the east towards Bagby). The Ismaili Center Houston, the first Ismaili Center in the U.S., is on the edge of Montrose at Montrose Blvd. and W. Dallas St. (2323 A

I grew up Jewish and remain Jewish, but I struggled with the idea of God as a teenager. The years between my Bar Mitzvah in 1978, when I was 13, and my confirmation when I was 16 and a sophomore in high school, were very challenging to me.on this front. I considered myself an atheist. I don't recall talking to any friends about this, but It bothered me that I couldn't prove that God existed. I also couldn't prove that God did not exist. I remember discussing this with my moth

I was invited to attend a program that I attended today. I was headed to a place that I had never known about, Fabric Forge, on Hillcroft and High Park near Sharpstown. I took the 9 bus, catching it at Milam and Elgin at High Fashion Home, and the bus dropped me off literally right at Fabric Forge. I went from High Fashion to High Park. Fabric Forge, which used to HTX Sewn Goods, is part of Connect Community, and it helps train people to enter the textile manufacturing world.

When Barbara Simon passed away, her daughter, Rachel Simon, a long-time friend of mine, gave me a book that her parents had owned, The Centenary History. Usually, when I provide a link, the link is to a spot on the internet where readers can learn more about the book. This link, though, takes readers to the book! I am almost embarrassed to admit that I just read this book! Barbara was buried over two years ago, and it has been sitting on my desk for almost that long. The book

I never knew about Leah Lax, but I picked up her memoir Uncovered in a box in my neighborhood and absolutely enjoyed learning about her through this book published a decade ago. Leah, born as Lisa to a Jewish family in Dallas that belonged to Congregation Emanu-El. This is a very large congregation that was formed in 1876. Her mother was an artist, and her father was mentally ill ultimately. She had two sisters, one older and one younger. I have been unable to determine her

Israel was born before me and it is very much alive despite all of the hatred towards it. I don't hate Israel, but I hate what it is doing.