Yom Huledet 73

Yom Huledet 73

One of the benefits of being Jewish is that you can celebrate your birthday twice: once according to the solar calendar, and once according to the Hebrew lunar calendar. Yesterday, on Shabbat, I celebrated my Jewish birthday, which falls on the full moon of י״ד...
Seventy-Three

Seventy-Three

Today is my seventy-third birthday—and it feels so sweet to have made it this far. It was a busy year settling into our new home, and even with a few new aches, I am still feeling like my young self, still rocking and roiling. After traveling the winding roads of...

Fridays

Shabbat Shalom and a peaceful weekend to all.The week flew by—Friday again. Fridays are the busiest days of my week: cooking, cleaning, baking challot, bringing everything into order. By evening, a freshness fills our home, a quiet spirit of holiness that connects us...
Happy Birthday Israel

Happy Birthday Israel

Happy Birthday Israel. May all your days be filled with peace and happiness 💙🙏🔯 The road was windy, but our vision strongto build our life where we belongstep by step and day by daywith joy, and tears along the wayfor those who gave their lives to savethis place we...
Toothless Tammy

Toothless Tammy

Years ago, when I first came to America in the fall of 1971, I lived in Harlan, Kentucky—nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, where country roads curve and climb, but life moved slowly. It was one of the poorest counties in the country, but the people all wore hearts...
Happy Passover 2026

Happy Passover 2026

Wishing a safe and happy Passover to all 🔯🍷🙏 Passover tells our story. “In every generation they rise against us to destroy us, but the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us from their hand.”בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא...