When was the last time you bought yourself flowers? Maybe your housemate/husband/girlfriend/wife/kid/best friend buys you flowers but perhaps there are other desires/needs you have…
Lonely
What is lonely and what is being alone? Lonely is when you know that there’s no one in the world who cares for you…
Unconditional Love
I’m a mother or twins . They are 27 years old. Our son Daniel has special needs; our daughter is not affected . We…
How Broadway And Hamilton Provided Hope When All Looked Hopeless
February was Black History Month. My son, Randy, is the Director for Feinstein’s at the Nikko, a nightclub at the Hotel Nikko in San…
What Is The Future For Our Grandkids?
I recently, before the George Floyd murder, asked my 20 year-old grandson what he thought the world looked like today and how he was…
Piecing myself back together with writing and poetry
My aunt buys kosher chickens for Passover— they still need plucking. She brings out tweezers she’s kashered in the dishwasher. I’ve never plucked a…
The Evolving Meaning Of Ritual In My Life
For a long time now I have rejected most ritualistic observances of Judaism. It started with a growing feminist consciousness in my early twenties,…
Reflections On Staying At Home With A Child With Special Needs
We are not yet completely out of the woods here in Melbourne, Australia with regards to Corona Virus. Yet as the number of new…
Paris Last December
It wasn’t even so long ago, less than six months, yet I remember it in minute detail. It may be so clear because of…
Why Am I Not Feeling Guilty?
It’s probably a true-ism that we become more of who we are in a crisis. So I am catching up with friends from near and far and conversations take as long as they should. I am taking gloriously unhurried walks. I am enjoying reading history –Simon Schama’s The Story of the Jews – Finding the