Unemployed at 56
I’ve been unemployed for over a year. There, I said it. To be honest, it’s difficult to wrap my head around. The fact that I’ve been unsuccessful in finding a […]
October 31, 2025
October 30, 2025
Something Complicated This Way Comes: Halloween through Jewish Eyes
Growing up, my father used to make Halloween costumes for my brother and me from scratch. While my friends at school would be wearing store-bought outfits from our favorite TV […]
September 26, 2025
Using the Ten Days of Awe As An Excuse to Reach Out To Long Lost Friends
At one point, he was my closest friend in the entire world. But now, we haven’t spoken in almost four years. It isn’t as if my childhood best friend and […]
August 29, 2025
Jewish Parents, College Choices & Campus Antisemitism: 2025 Guide
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to be chill. (I have no chill) My daughter is a senior in high school. She’s going away to college next year, […]
August 27, 2025
From Moeller to Maccabi: Meet Josh Duncan
There was a very tall guy quietly dominating the back row of my spin class. I kept wondering who he was. Eventually, a friend filled me in: That’s Josh Duncan […]
August 8, 2025
Why Every Jewish Mom Needs Her Own Sisterhood
Somewhere between endless carpool lines, twelve group chats, and frantic Whole Foods runs (Amazon returns stuffed in my purse), I stumbled into something I didn’t even know I needed: a […]
August 1, 2025
Body Image in Midlife: From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion
In the second episode of The Kibbitz Podcast, my co-host, Andrea, and I discussed our maturing (a nicer word for aging) bodies. This required quite a bit of vulnerability on […]
July 29, 2025
The College Application Process as a Jewish Student in a Time of Rising Antisemitism
As a rising high school senior, most of my free time is spent working on my personal statement for college applications, writing supplemental essays, or studying for the ACT. The […]
July 18, 2025
Finding Shalom in a Divided World: How Simple Moments Renew My Faith in Humanity
On the evening of Saturday, June 21, as the United States made a major move in the current war in the Middle East, my husband and I were blissfully painting […]
July 15, 2025
Hosting an Israeli Teen is a Joyous Way to Show Solidarity with the Jewish Community
The Chaverim M’ Israel in Cincinnati A year ago, at Valley Temple Sunday School, I met the Shinshinim (Chaverim M’ Israel in Cincinnati); the young Israeli emissaries who volunteer in […]