Give a listen... Jewish journeys

Wandering Jews we are. And with so many choices there’s bound to be a lot of meandering. Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist are the main four branches. Other movements: Humanistic, Chabad, New age…

Given the variety of practices presented, we see a smorgasbord of choices. I wonder how many other Jews have been on a circuitous path such as I have traveled.

My earliest memories — other than those of eating kosher lamb chops — are riding in a car to Jewish day school in another part of Philadelphia. I attended the school for kindergarten and first grade. Then I was transferred...