Don’t Just Like Me

December 5, 2013

The all-encompassing “like” button. As a verb, the word ‘like’ means to show a fondness for something. It can also function as a preposition, conjunction, colloquial adverb, or a colloquial quotative. And since 2009, thanks to Mark Z., the word “like” can indicate some type of positive feedback: I love those shoes! I completely agree […]

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Kindred Spirit

December 3, 2013

There are few pictures of Phyllis. She is usually the one behind the camera. This one is my favourite. Because it so perfectly captures my beautiful friend. Not just the outside. But the light that illuminates her soul. We weren’t in the same rabbinical class, Phyllis and I. People keep asking how we became friends. […]

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Perspective

November 25, 2013

Good News: I was away all weekend, celebrating a simcha with long-time friends. Bad News: The microwave broke while I was away. Good News: I got an appointment with the repairman. Bad News: It’s not til Friday. The day after Thanksgiving. But really, it’s all about perspective. How different is your reaction if I write […]

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Pushing Past My Borders

November 11, 2013

Sometimes, you just need a push in the right direction. Never in a million years did I ever think that there would come a time when I would be giving a cooking demo. Never. Not once. Which is why I cannot figure out why I said yes when my friend, Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried, suggested […]

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Close Call

October 4, 2013

Tomorrow, it will be two weeks. Two weeks since our dishwasher, ten minutes into its cycle, began to smoke and spark. “Dinner and a show,” we remarked to our Sukkah guests, with restrained horror. It took a week for the repairman to get out to the house. It took a second week for him to […]

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