I will celebrate life
This morning I woke up to the news that Osama bin Laden was dead. I felt relief, “”Well that’s over.” I felt fear, “What will happen in reaction to his death?” I felt sadness, “All those lives lost as...
View ArticleZachor/Remembrance…In the News
It is amazing how many news stories focus on this month’s value: zachor/remembrance. Just today two got my attention: Mars Tribute Marks Memory of Shepard’s Flight Andre Ethier’s Streak Jolts Memories...
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This Sacred Land – Eretz Yisrael/Israel
For the past few months I have been writing book review articles for Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ Family Connection Newsletter. You can read them at JewishBoston.com. In April, I was asked...
View ArticleA time for silence and a time for speaking
I have spent the past several months preparing for this upcoming New Year – 5772. I have been Thinking about the new idea I began last year, Speak Volumes: A Jewish Values Based Family Reading Program,...
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The September Jewish Book Carnival
forwordsbooks is thrilled to be hosting this month’s Jewish Book Carnival, a gathering of blogs about Jewish books and other happenings in the Jewish world. Please visit this month’s participants and...
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“Not Just for Sunday School: Jewish Books for Kids”: A Panel Discussion
I am honored and thrilled to have been invited by Sarah Aronson, author of Beyond Lucky, to moderate a panel of Jewish writers on November 17 at the Wellesley Free Library. We will be joined by Liz...
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Happy Birthday, Trees! Tu B’Shevat 5772
The holiday of Tu B’Shevat – the New Year of the Trees – began this evening. Tomorrow many people will be out celebrating by planting trees, cleaning up parks and doing other tasks to celebrate the...
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“The Meaning of Life is That It Stops”* – L’vayat hameit/Assisting the Dead &...
(*~ Franz Kafka) What a journey we are on with the Eilu D’varim prayer. Last month, we were dancing with newlyweds. This month we are burying the dead. In fact, this month’s mitzvah (good deed)...
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Remembering Elizabeth Louise Portolan (z’l) – My Mom
Today is my mother’s first yahrzeit. Can a deceased Italian-Catholic woman have a yahrzeit? Well, since her formerly Italian-Catholic daughter is now an Italian-Jew, it is my only way to honor her...
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Avodah/Work: You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors; you shall be happy and...
Now that my husband and I are settled in Washington, DC, I have been doing some serious job hunting. For me, this does not mean sending out 100 resumes a day to every job opening for which I have the...
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Let My People Go! Pidyon Shvuyim/Freeing the Captive
Books used in this review are from my personal library, were provided by my local public library or were sent to me by a publisher for review. I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you click on a book title...
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Blog Action Day 2013: Human Rights
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A Thanksgivukkah Book List
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The Power of Water: Roka Haaretz al Hamayim/Who Spreads Out the Earth Over...
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We Are Jews: She-asani Yisrael/ Who made me a Jew
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