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My sister is in town, and it isn’t surprising that the conversation often turns to our mother, hers and mine. The discussion typically begins with Anita recalling how, “our mother used to say…” ,”used to prepare…”, “used to pronounce…” or “used to like…”, and ends when I respond by saying, “not my mother.” There are […]
It was in the early 1980s when Norm and I decided to build our first Sukkah. Neither of us had grown up with one, and so we had no family traditions to help guide us. We had to create our own, discover our own way, and find traditions that we were comfortable with. One year […]
It was 1965 and suddenly all the lights went out. We were experiencing what eventually was called the Northeast Blackout. My sister and I were home from school but my father had not yet returned from work. The single most significant memory that I have of that evening is watching the women come out of their […]
Last summer my son David was visiting us with his girlfriend Elizabeth. At one point I looked at her and said “he can be a challenge” but her immediate response was, “he’s worth it.” As parents we all want our children to find that person who loves and accepts them for who they are, and […]
What a glorious week it has been in Los Angeles! The sun is shining, the sky is a beautiful shade of blue, the wind is blowing and you can see the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains in the distance. It feels like Spring, even in Southern California. I have been taking walks during lunch […]
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