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In the Shadow of the Holocaust, Murray Sendak Shows Us Ourselves
As someone who grew up reading Little Golden Books in which mommies and daddies take care of their obedient children, I love how Maurice Sendak’s stories, by contrast, dive right into the fray of real...
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Shabbat Meditation
I wrote this meditation years ago when I was a member of the Shabbat Committee at Temple B’nai Or in Morristown, N.J. It is meant to be read before L’cha Dodi at Friday evening services. “Meditation”...
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The Promise of Shabbat
I was stunned the first time my then-8th grade daughter Rebecca called me on a Friday afternoon to inform me that she wouldn’t be home for dinner. Yes, she knew it was Friday night. And yes, she...
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Prayer for Kindling the Lights of Shabbat
In the eternal shadow of our mother, Sarah, Often with my grandmothers and their mothers, too, Standing beside me as I hold the clean white candles and Clear the thoughts that crowd my weekday mind, I...
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