The holiday of Sukkot is almost over. The first few days, as most of you know, have been quite soggy. It really is a shame because children all over the county have spent hours making projects. 26 years ago, just weeks after Son #3 was born, I still remember making welcome signs with Sons #1 and #2 and one of their cousins, and then taking them to Staples to be laminated.And then each time a new person joined the family, thank God, I made them a sign as well. I...Continue Reading
Sometimes a person seems just absolutely right for a job. A natural. It seems, in fact, as if there are only two people who possibly could have that position — the man who held it for decades and the woman who is transitioning into it right now, with...Continue Reading
The trauma of my family history weighed on me as we drove toward a cursed tract of land deep in the Polish province of Masovia, 70 miles northeast of Warsaw. On either side of the road, pine tree trunks soared 80 feet before their branches, thick with...Continue Reading
Each one of us who was old enough to be sentient on September 11, 2001, has memories and stories, and connections to friends who have their own sets of stories. This is my story. It started like a not-quite-regular day because of its startling beauty. There was what many...Continue Reading
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