I was four years old when I was told that I had been adopted when I was a baby. Not that a four year…
indie rock in the city of love
I was floating down the streets of Paris at 40 kilometres per second, my arms straining against his denim jacket, laundry powder and cigarette…
Why I Love to Dance
Dancing is my passion, my hobby. Dancing is an integral part of my life. It does more for me than any medicine, treatment or…
Adoption: It Was The Only Option Left
“I met you on March 23, 1996.” I dropped the card and began to cry. I knew immediately it was from my daughter, April,…
Matriculation
I learn you again, after long separation. Time, space — matrices that germinate knowing. My loss becomes gain after patient gestation. Home study – is it work, or vacation? Unwanted confinement, or respite from going? You reclaim me after long separation . Since your bar mitzvah I’ve been a way-station, A hot meal bolted, a quick
The Wonder Women in my Life and What I Learned From Them
I am descended from a long line of powerful and strong Jewish feminists. Not all of them identify themselves as such. Some, probably hadn’t ever heard the term before. Not all of these women are directly related to me, but I am the inheritor of their life’s work and dedication to their people. And yet,
Here I Am
Intimacy is a scar Wrapped around the boy’s arm, A motorbike accident, I touched it, He hates it. I wanted it to be something…
The man who searched for the most secular Jew in the world
My mother used to tell a story about the man who searched for the most Secular Jew in the world. The man was desperate…
Freedom of thought: A Passover parable
Each year at Pesach time, we sit around the table, joyfully retelling the story of the Jewish peoples’ exodus from Egypt. Half mumbling the…
Thanks to the women in my life
Reflecting on International Women’s Day 2017, I realise I am biased in the way I expect women to behave. I expect them to be…