Sidekick

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Hats We Wear

You slowly discover the many hats you’ve invited onto your head

Musings

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Trajectory of a Little Something

Surely, having returned the pouch to its owner, you will never see this pouch again

Calligraphy

Monday, April 03, 2023

Muscle Toning

Wrinkles are an honor when grandchildren count them. He has his four grandchildren from his son Meir. I, as he’s well aware, am a bubby to no one.

Sidekick

Monday, April 03, 2023

The Traditional Pesach Menu: Before, During, and After

It’s like a conglomeration of the years of plenty and the years of hunger. There’s nothing, nothing to eat, and yet, there are egg kichels

Flashback

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Flashback: Windows — Mishloach Manos 101, Issue 581

Think. What could you send that’s classy, pretty, original, up-to-date, easy to prepare, easy to transport, and doesn’t cost a small fortune? Nothing.

Family Farce: Purim 5783

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

To Be Honest — The (Much) Better Half 

If you’re a guy and you have a wife, you already know most of what I’m going to tell you

Sidekick

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Of Pets and Peeves   

How else would I find an audience of these proportions who will willingly listen to me whine?

Family Tempo

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Fair Share     

We’d always been best friends — until I learned one secret too many

Sidekick

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

A Tree Is Uprooted in Brooklyn

A tree grows in Brooklyn. And that’s the last thing you need

Sidekick

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

The Six Stages of Tears  

We’re all born crying. It’s a habit that sticks for life

Family Tempo

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

A Different Mother     

They were my siblings — yet we’d grown up in different families