2021 is here. It’s been a rocky start. Expletives of dismay, exasperation, despair, disgust, and fear fill the airwaves of personal conversations, social media posts, […]
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Tracy’s Christmas Carol Challenge
My friend, Tracy, is a nice Jewish girl who loves Christmas carols. This is her favorite time of year to drive around because she has […]
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Light
We lit the first candle of Hanukkah yesterday. White match head pressed against the rough side of the box. Swift strike. Flame ignites. Gentle touch. […]
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Who Heals?
When we are patients in the hospital, we know that doctors and nurses will be poking and prodding and taking our vitals with every intention […]
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Mental Health at the Movies
The quiet days following Thanksgiving invite us to slow down a bit. In New York, it is dark by 5 PM, so all the more […]
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I May Be the First…
When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris walked on stage in her white suffragette suit on November 7th, I cried. One hundred years after women won the […]
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Roman Tritz
World War II bomber pilot Roman Tritz died earlier this year at the age of 97. He was the last known survivor of a U.S. […]
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Longing
About this time of year, many moons ago, I tiptoed out of my apartment in the dark of night to leave the urban sprawl of […]
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