Flashback

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Flashback: Lifetakes — Vacation Flight, Issue 454    

Eleven months a year, I’m a staunch city girl...But come July, and I am transformed into a country girl

Flashback

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Flashback: Forever Yours, Lifetakes, Issue 645

Every word of Torah is a creation, living and dynamic and ever-growing

Flashback

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Flashback: Lifetakes, Issue 579 

“I wonder if I’m tucking something into the cucumber slices”

Flashback

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Flashback — Glory Boy: Lifetakes , Issue 541 

To create a new home, there must be some separation from the old one 

Flashback

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Flashback — Blemishes and Beauty: Lifetakes , Issue 544

"...learning who you really are, even the ugly parts, so that you can change, really change"

Parallel Journeys

Thursday, July 16, 2020

A Split in the Road

I look at my face in those pictures and see my innocence: How I thought things would stay that way forever, sharing a journey with Etty, sharing our lives.

Vacancies

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Vacancies: Chapter 7

She wore the one with the “best” charm for one day, then took it off and hid it in her sock drawer. What if someone realized that nobody was wearing the “friend” charm?

LifeTakes

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The Fallen Branch

For a frozen moment, my eyes rove over the destruction. Shattered pieces of branch, a partially cracked car...and the kids!

LifeTakes

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Forever Yours

He must have known that power comes and goes, that one day Poland will be coated in hollow memories, but Torah is portable and forever

Calligraphy

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Wedding Plans

At least now he’ll see that nonsensical, silly, irresponsible Molly had done well for herself, is married to a celebrated rebbi, has raised poised, wonderful, eidel children…

Family Tempo

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Principals, Principles, and Pliers

“But here’s the thing. We need this to go over well. Very well. And that’s not going to happen with a principal out for surgery”