Tag: Bek

  • Chanukah in Prison

    In prison, seeing a flame is rare. Tonight, dozens of them adorned folding tables near the glass front doors of the chapel, colorful wax candles stuck in ubiquitous tin Chanukah Menorahs, lit by Jewish men from Israel, Germany, Latin America, the United States, and Florida. Some men sat and stared at the fire for a…

  • Pound, Oprah Winfrey’s Dream

    Pound, as he’s called, is big. Bigger. When you sit with him or stand next to him, it feels as if he was made for a world 50% bigger than we’re inhabiting. Even his voice is big. When he booms, “Hayy baby,” to his niece or wife on the phone, you don’t just hear it…