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Two years into this global pandemic, we are tired, frustrated, and disgusted. Many of us are sick physically and many of us are sick emotionally: Isn’t it enough already? According to the CDC, there have been over 50 million cases Continue reading COVID Fatigue Could Be Killing Us
Now that we are days away from the inevitable post-Christmas Covid surge, I am reminded of the question my kids asked me so many years ago: “Mom, is Santa real?” I’d been dreading this question for years, but not in Continue reading Santa Isn’t Real, But Covid Is (Published in The Times of Israel)
With the holiday season in full swing, guest bedrooms across America will be filled to capacity with family, friends, and dysfunction. Oops. I meant the joy of both hosting and being a guest. A well-appointed guest bedroom, sleeping nook, or Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Your Guest Bedroom Inviting This Holiday Season (Published in Parent Co)
Every year, my visceral need to decorate and rotate seasonal adornments onto shelves, mantels, and tabletops comes to a sad and screeching halt after Thanksgiving. I replace the gourds, candles, haystacks, lanterns, and mums with Hanukkah paraphernalia and breathe a Continue reading Why I’m Going To Start Decorating For Christmas Even Though I’m Jewish (Published In Kveller)
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)