WRITINGS

Why? Why not? Why now? When, then? Why me? Why not me? Would I want it for another? I wouldn’t. Can I do it? I can. Do I want to? Not really. Will I? I will. … Thank you. I sit and stare, the warmth of the Hanukkah flames piercing my soul. The tears, an outpour from within. It is me. It is you. It is all of us. Whatever “it” is, we all have something. The thing fighting its way to the front of our minds, the thing that makes itself known juuust when we were starting t

It’s early Friday morning, and I’m standing in my kitchen preparing for Shabbat. A rogue fly zips furiously through the room while silver...

Anyone who knows me knows of my less than ideal eating habits. Twix for breakfast, Nutella croissant for lunch and coffee Haagen Dazs...

It must have been before we turned the clocks back. Before the skies began to darken at 4:00 pm and a sudden and sinister drop in...

The following is a letter written to our 18 year old son, Reuben, who was fortunate to take a trip this year to Poland. The teachers from...

A few years ago, I planted a vegetable garden. A friend of mine came by to give me a few tips on how to care for it. She told me, for...

In Sefer Bereshit, Perek Alef, Pasuk 27 we are told that G-d created mankind  (male and female) בצלמו, in His image. It has always struck...

In Navy SEAL training, there is a drown-proofing test in which the trainees are bound by their hands and feet and must refrain from...

They flow through our minds as a stream trickling over rocks in a river, continuously. Even in our dreams. Our minds are a great gift, we...

Have you ever found yourself so immersed in a situation that you are clueless as to what’s happening around you? The “situation” is...

I woke up this morning at 3:00 am, my mind jumpy and unsettled. Nothing unusual there. As a woman of a certain age, I have grown...

A couple of years ago I made a small bar mitzvah in my home, celebrating with close family and friends. A few special people offered to...