Jews in Wyoming and Other Differences
Whenever someone learns where I grew up, they say “I never met anyone from Wyoming!” And, when they learn I’m Jewish, I hear “They have Jews in Wyoming?” So, to […]
Whenever someone learns where I grew up, they say “I never met anyone from Wyoming!” And, when they learn I’m Jewish, I hear “They have Jews in Wyoming?” So, to […]
On hearing that I had converted to Judaism many African-Americans — family members, friends and even recent acquaintances, have all basically asked the same question “How are you being treated…?” […]
I loved my grandmother. I always thought of her as the typical Jewish grandmother. She worried and kvetched. She bragged about famous Jews as if she knew them. She used […]
The Big Move Moving to a new city is never easy, but when you are empty nesters with no kids at home to help anchor you into the new community, […]
My Judaism story began with my Roman Catholic childhood. During my early life I attended daily Mass, first in the context of Catholic grammar school, then Catholic high school and […]
On May 7 our class, the Dibrot, was honored at the Kehillat Shabbat service. Tom Plotz, lay leader of the service, and Cantorial Soloist Robin Helzer, periodically invite graduates of […]
About nine months after my husband died I went up to Smith College to teach in the school of social work. I lived in a faculty dorm and ate and […]
My connection with Temple Sinai began nearly 20 years ago. Before starting college at GW, I worked at Camp Harlam. There, I met Rabbi Reiner who was on staff for […]
The Chanukah Mart for me is like an open tent – a chuppah. It has four poles and four pole holders who hold it high for all of us to […]
When I was a teenager attending High Holy Day services, the liturgy did not speak to me. “Who shall live, and who shall die,” part of Unetanah Tokef, the central […]