The Position had been Filled

June 17, 2012

Dear Warren, Heath, & Dad, I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but none of you is the best father in the world. It’s not your fault. You see, the position has already been filled. According to my calculations, the best dad in the world has already died. Many, many times. I […]

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Shock

June 14, 2012

Things are going along just fine. Until they are not. My friends’ six year old son has pains in his legs. Growing pains? Something suspicious on the MRI leads to a biopsy. Every parent’s worst nightmare is their new reality. Cancer. And just like that…their entire world is now consumed by this one word: cancer. […]

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Summer of 2012

June 13, 2012

Just like that I am the mother of a rising kindergartner, a rising 4th grader, and a rising 7th grader. Where did this year go? We are trying something new this summer: a summer to-do list That’s right. I have a theory: if we set out with goals in mind, we’ll be able to look […]

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Mis-Orientation

June 8, 2012

I have a psychological block when it comes to time differences. I am always three hours ahead of home. I noticed this odd problem when I was attending Rabbis Without Borders sessions this year. The meetings were held in NYC and whenever I would think about my family, what they were doing, how things were […]

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Unbalanced Balance

June 7, 2012

I have been fortunate, I think, that I have not had to assume any pulpit as the first woman rabbi. No matter where I have been, a female rabbi, rabbinical student, or, in once case, cantor has laid the gender groundwork for me. My presence in each of my pulpits has, to one extent or […]

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