Rosh Hashanah
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This is the time of year when Jews around the world pause to look inward and reflect on the year that's passed. Starting on the first day of Elul (the Hebrew month leading up to the High Holidays) and building until Rosh Hashanah, the shofar sounds like a spiritual alarm clock, waking you up to […]
Human Interest
6 min read
A week before my daughter Tali’s wedding, people kept saying to me, “You must be so excited!” And of course, I knew I should have been. Tali and Ariel are a lovely couple who had been dating for two years, including while they were both serving in the army. They met through one of those […]
The unfolding Clancy trial has sparked intense conversations about culpability, mental illness and maternal support systems. As the High Holidays approach, unexpected questions about judgment, responsibility, and forgiveness have arisen. The more I learn, the more complicated it becomes, challenging me to sit with questions that have no easy answers. A little background: In January […]
Dolly Parton, who has died at the age of 80, was one of the most prolific and beloved songwriters and performers. In her long career, Parton penned some 3,000 songs, sold 100 million records, and reached over a billion music streams. Parton was also a noted philanthropist. Her Imagination Library program distributed over 325 million […]
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The unfiltered story of how our family of seven (now eight) left a half-acre in New York, a couch in our master bedroom, and everything comfortable behind — and why I'm not sorry we did.
