Old Chairs, New Families
I have a fondness for what nowadays is called vintage furniture. The internet quickly learned that about me. Consequently, every …
Category Archives: family
“Falling Upward”
Here we go again. This week’s Torah portion is the beginning of the Joseph saga. In other words, yet another …
Mourning Pets
I promised to write something about Judaism’s views on the afterlife, but first I want to talk a little more …
Complicated feelings on a complicated day
Like many thousands of people, I was torn this week. Deep joy and deep sorrow mingled in my heart. Joy …
Passing Away
Oh my. It has been a really long time since I last posted. Apologies all around! Life has been a …
Encouraging Thoughts
It’s Saturday morning and I’m still in bed, not ready to begin my day. The dogs are quiet and letting …
What’s a College Student to Do?
A couple of people wrote to me about my young friend at FSU, and I feel obliged to tell you …
Unintended Consequences
So you know how during the last storm NYC had to use trash trucks as plows because of the huge …
Dancing with God
“Judaism is a theology of the common deed, of the trivialities of life,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “dealing not …
Living With Hope
I read in the New York Times today that Elizabeth Edwards, a fellow breast cancer survivor and ex-wife of former …
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