Lowin was married to Joseph Lowin and had three grown children—Shari, David and Benjamin—and several grandchildren.

The root kof-yod-tsadi, summer, leads to seasonal clothing, camps, vacations—and figs, which ripen in the hottest season.

Zionist wine lovers will certainly be pleased to hear that the biblical promise of “milk and honey” might be a metaphor for the white and red vintages that…

Today, everyone agrees that Hebrew roots have three letters, but the example of gimel, vet gives us cause to wonder.