I. It’s barely my voice anymore: someone coughs and I run. I admired my mother’s anger. She’s merely an echo, so I skip away:…
Barmitzvah in the Time of Corona
My nephew’s barmitzvah was scheduled for the end of March. Invitations were sent in January. Plans were made; but a phenomenon changing the world…
A mother’s prayer on the occasion of her daughter’s first mobile phone
Dear God: My daughter just got her first real phone and her whole entire world is about to blow wide open in unfathomable ways,…
Showing Up, Slowing Down
“Take the peas,” Renee said as I walked toward the door. “You can eat them for lunch tomorrow.” I thanked her and put the…
What Would the Wives Think?
I want to share with you a short story from a famous and incredible person. These are her words and they give us some…
“I named him J-dad”
At age 60 I was the daughter of a Polish-Catholic woman and a Scotch-Irish man. Now, at age 61, I have a new identity.…
Reflecting On My Time Capsule Letter
In the midst of a relatively uneventful work day, I receive a text message from my sister-in-law which catches me off guard. The message…
Without Ceremony
There are damp patches on my sheets when I finish sewing them together and get down off my knees I am not a Bat…
Bringing Back Snow
One morning, they woke up and the cat wasn’t there. He wasn’t sprawled on the couch, as he usually was, gleaming white against the…
The “Jewish Woman” Question
In my college History of Anti-semitism class, I just finished reading “Tolerance As Supplement: The ‘Jewish Question’ And The ‘Woman Question’” by Wendy Brown.…