Writer: Betty Singer

July 13, 2012
4:00 am

No summer vacation for hunger

Thank you for reminding your readers about essentials that are needed during the summer (“Some vital needs never go on vacation,” June 29). The Wayne Interfaith Network Food Pantry is an all-volunteer organization that is supported by churches, synagogues, businesses, and civic-minded groups. The number of families we serve has tripled over the last several […]

By Betty Singer and Secretary

December 2, 2011
5:00 am

It is not that simple

I share Erica Brown’s outrage at the state of the world (“A Place Called Honesty” 11/25/11), but I am uncomfortable with her reference to the story in the Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 97b). It is a wonderful morality tale for a group of four-year-olds. These are the stories that we tell children to give them the […]

By Betty Singer

July 16, 2010
4:00 am

â€˜No excuses for a generalâ€™

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (July 2) is incorrect in comparing the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal to any civilian gaffe, criticism, or unethical or immoral behavior. The military goes by different rules, and every soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine knows it. Furthermore, advancing to the rank of general, great or otherwise, is a very political activity. […]

By Betty Singer

December 17, 2009
5:00 am

L.A. story

I loved the reference in “Lighting up the tzedakah stairway” (Dec. 4) to “Canter’s, a famous Los Angeles delicatessen.” In 1966 my family was on a cross-country trip. One of our stops was Los Angeles. A special part of our itinerary was stopping for lunch at Canter’s. As Jersey City natives, my parents wanted to […]

By Betty Singer