It's hard to write this. I don't really want to, but I saw something today that made me realize there are people out there that cannot say what I am going to say, but desperately need to. So I'm voicing it. A few days ago, my husband took my daughter to the bus. We need … Continue reading Black and White and Green All Over
A Poppy Seed Cookie
“Ok, ok,” she said in what I think might have been an annoyed kind of tone. “I’ll show you how. Come downstairs later and you can watch me. But I don’t know amounts…just watch…just watch.” Later, I watched. Her tiny hands, even smaller because of the arthritis that kept her fingers curling in, worked at … Continue reading A Poppy Seed Cookie
Orange
It was summer and we were young and somewhat naïve. Marriage was new. Living in Israel as responsible adults was new. Political talk was new. It was an orange summer. We were so convinced that orange would be heard. We wore it everywhere. We raised our orange banners and we screamed so loudly it was … Continue reading Orange
Superpowers
If you had to choose one superpower, what would it be? Speed… Telekinesis… Strength… Invincibility… I have a superpower. I am invisible. I sit on the sidelines…or right in the middle…and observe…and listen…and no one can see me. I have heard things I wasn’t supposed … Continue reading Superpowers
Flutters
The sun is setting. It is time. I strike the match. I light the flame. I cry. I need to light the other candles now. The ones to bring in Shabbat. And pray for my family; my husband and my children...all my children... So I strike another match. I light one...two...three...four candles. Four candles to … Continue reading Flutters
Colloquially Speaking 