Choose Your Words Carefully
"The word, 'fast' for Yom Kippur means we don't eat, and we don't drink," my Hebrew teacher explained. Not every Hebrew student in my...
(Holding on) Opportunities (on Hold)
From a list of 117 books put out by My Jewish Learning earlier in the year, I had put a handful on hold. I read the introductions of a...
Why You Fail (Forward)
Prior to my new gym, I did not know what a one rep max was. It is the amount of weight you can lift once. The same definition follows...
(Necklace) Chains
I keep all my earrings and necklaces in a tiny box. I store the box in a drawer. I am gentle. I don't shake it. I don't turn the box...
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home. . . You can stitch it on a sampler and bake it in a pie. What kind of pie are you imagining? Apple? Are apples...
Crossfit(ting in) for a Cure
Since returning from Guatemala, working out had consistently been a metaphor for both belonging and success. During that time, I had...
A Quiet Summer
The questions in June implied, as they always do, that I should be excited about summer, or at the very least, busy. Since everyone...
Three Necklaces
My first birthday after my brother and sister-in-law were married, I received the second necklace. They mailed the tiny gift in a giant...
Blind Spot
I ease out of the driveway. Even in the winter, it is important to look both ways multiple times. Our country road is posted at 45, but...
Memory is a Requirement
The following is an excerpt from Sol, a middle grade novel. Read more about Tisha B'av . -- I was kneeling when I heard them approach...