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It’s almost time to say goodbye to season 5 of Downton Abbey in the U.S. For me, the anticipation of the grand finale is somewhat marred by a creative opportunity that Julian Fellowes, the show’s writer, seems to have missed. Continue reading Downton Abbey Season 5 – A Missed Opportunity? (Published by The Times of Israel)
I have been asked this question repeatedly. Those who haven’t asked want to know, but don’t want to ask, and that’s fair. It’s a bleak and daunting chapter, which many including Jews, wish to simply put behind us. It’s not Continue reading Am I Harping on the Holocaust? (Published by The Times of Israel)
Early Shabbat morning, I watched Night Will Fall, an HBO documentary, which was released in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day. It depicted excruciating footage of several camps, including Buchenwald, my grandfather’s prison and personal hell-on-earth from January 1945 until liberation. My Continue reading Night Will Fall – Never Again (Published by The Times of Israel)
Years ago a new neighbor asked me where we would be purchasing our tree. “We’re Jewish.” I said, assuming that no further explanation was necessary. “So?” She pressed. “So we don’t celebrate Christmas,” I said. “Why?” She insisted. Why? Because Continue reading Does It Sound Like I’m Boycotting Christmas…?! (Published by The Times of Israel)
Growing up in Israel, Friday nights and holidays were always spent around my grandmother’s table. In the tiny Jewish nation, family is never too far away and it is understood that holidays are spent together. In the vastness of America, Continue reading Jewish Holidays – Diaspora Style (Published by The Times of Israel)