(A) Watch(ed) Fire(s)
Similar to previous chapters, Pogrebin describes the multiple reasons for celebrating Lag B’Omer: the end of the plague that killed...
Margins
The form of an unexpected body down the road is expected. A full curve of muscle and tail frozen to mimic the raccoon’s rings, all too...
Old Wounds
“How would you rank your visit?” my brother asked. He’s kidding, but he’s not. The wrong clothes, misplaced reactions, sharing too much...
Family Favorites
Visit Lord Rabbi Sacks' Website AI summarizes, "In Jewish thought, memory is a cornerstone of identity and continuity, with quotes...
Guest Room
“Would you prefer to be a guest or a host?” It’s a question. For conversation. Class. Would you prefer to be a guest or a host? It’s a...
Don't Ski(m)p (on) the Story
I have reflected on Passover. Not every year, but most years, a musing surfaces. It is the only Jewish holiday that I experienced first...
A Different Light
Light cannot be ‘new’. It’s different. A different light. Stories are never new. They’re told differently, heard differently when...
A(nother) Shabbat
In her book, "My Jewish Year," Pegrebin adds Shabbat as a chapter inside the trajectory of the other holidays of the year. Is this...
Changing Course
The scales are even. Everything I marked in before is now the same as after. Ten years. With the questions that surround the choices...
Speaking of Dreams
The Anishnabek (Ojibwe) teaching of the dream catcher is a story of a spider’s protective gift. A grandmother, Nokomis, sees that her...
