The Choice to Remain Silent

The Choice to Remain Silent Like most writers, I am also a reader. My favorite books bring me to times gone-by and far-away places. They introduce me to people living lives and making choices I may never experience. The Rabbi
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Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

I didn’t know anything about Hannah G. Solomon, the founder of the National Council of Jewish Women, until I became an active member of the NCJW-San Francisco section. I recall attending my first awards luncheon and listening to
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Connected, Always

I grew up nostalgic for a world I never knew: my father’s childhood in the Pimlico section of Baltimore in the mid-twentieth century, where neighbors and cousins ran in and out of his family’s rowhouse, extended family always, physically right
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The Best Seder in the Building

Although it took me a number of drafts to realize it, I had two main goals in writing Happy Passover, Edie Rose! One was to reflect my love of Passover, both as a child as well as an adult. Our seders were huge events, with family and
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Weaving Heritages and Finding Hope Through Difference and Change

Change can be scary. Moving day is right up there with death on the list of high stress situations that we as humans encounter. In these times of political division, Miri’s Moving Day presents a reminder that our strength as a community comes
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How a chipmunk, a squirrel and a pandemic made my lifelong dream come true

For as long as I can remember, reading was my passion and writing was my dream. “Someday, I’m going to write a book,” I would tell anyone who would listen when I was young. Unfortunately, my parents didn’t share my vision. “You are not
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A Story about Stories...and a Monster!

My parents and grandparents were not storytellers. By the time I was old enough to ask the right questions—about the old country, the journey to America, life in the new country—there was no one left to answer them.  That left a gaping hole
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How the Mexican Dreidel Began to Spin

Ever wonder what starts a tale spinning? The Mexican Dreidel story is, so to speak, a spin-off from a course on the History of Latin American Jewry. That course was taught by Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans, a Mexican Jew.  I
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Volunteer Nation

What are the emotions and traits of Israelis in the post-7th of October world? The answer is: grief, anger, disgust, exhaustion, and fear, but also unity, courage, strength, pride, and love.    I live in Tel Aviv, around the corner
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A Wild, WILD Hanukkah

A Wild, WILD Hanukkah is a tribute to the Hanukkah celebrations of my childhood, full of laughter, love, and joy.  Growing up, we lived on a block that had only one other Jewish family, so most of the surrounding houses were full of
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