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My daughter used to be enamored with the heart-shaped notes the Tooth Fairy left under her pillow. She’d run into my room in the morning squealing with joy, note in hand, repeating the words of encouragement and praise the Tooth Continue reading The Tooth Fairy’s Parting Gift for a Teen and Her Mom (Published in Her View From Home)
Oded Langer 8/23/43-6/7/19 Hearing a Kaddish recitation has always made me uncomfortable. Invariably my throat swelled, my eyes welled up and I’d look down, praying that it would end quickly. I consciously dreaded saying it for my Abba one day. Continue reading Happy First Father’s Day in Heaven, Abba (Published in The Times of Israel)
Paris holds a special place in my heart. A repeat offender, I’ve chosen to travel to Paris again and again, at the cost of experiencing places I’ve never been. The City of Lights has a magical pull on me. I Continue reading Historically Detrimental Reporting Lauds Notre Dame for “Surviving the Nazis” (Published in the Times of Israel)
Dropping my son off at college sucked, despite my preparation for this moment since he was 2-years-old and starting preschool. My son refused to enter the classroom and was physically removed from me as we both cried. He encored this Continue reading How I’m Learning to Slowly Let Go of My College Senior (Published in Grown and Flown)
Early on November 30th, the large Menorah on Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity’s front lawn was torn down by vandals, carried away and then returned significantly damaged. This act of hatred and bigotry is being investigated by State College Police and Continue reading Penn State ZBT’s Menorah is Desecrated and We Need A Miracle (Published in the Times of Israel)