The Wisdom of Joanne Fink this Sukkot
Driving home from dinner in a friend’s sukkah, I glanced up and saw the full moon. A perfect disk hung …
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The Single Letter That Speaks Volumes
It’s been a good week for me. A tough week, but a good one, so I’ll keep this brief. After …
Can People Really Change?
There’s a song in the musical Wicked with the repeated line, “because I knew you, I’ve been changed for the …
“Mom Has Cancer”
I know exactly how Kate Middleton feels. The words “You have cancer” strike directly at the heart of a mother. …
25 Januaries
It’s been a chilly grey day. Windy earlier, rainy now. Even here in Florida, where it’s bound to be warm …
Holidays and Holy Days
Rabbi Elliot Dorff makes an important distinction between holidays and holy days. Holidays are meant for fun, celebration, relaxation, travel. …
24 Years
January 29 was a Friday in 1999. The next day we went to a chilly, deserted Siesta Key beach and …
9/11
It was September 11th and President Bush would be here in Sarasota that day. I was in bed, staring at …
Post Traumatic Growth
As many of you know, I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed on January 29, 1999 and told that …
