Jewish Holidays and Events

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Best of Times; Worst of Times: 2020 Year in Review

2020 was a a mishmash of events. While we had many unpleasant (understatement!) experiences, we also had some happy occasions.  It was by all accounts a grey year, and not black and white. In this post, I describe the events of the past year month by month. JANUARY 2020: This… Read More

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Drive-throughs in Pandemic Times

A few nights ago, my husband and I – and two great friends who joined us in the backseat of our car –went on a  COVID/social-distancing type of  outing to a Chanukah event at a  synagogue  around 20 miles away.  When we got to our destination (the parking lot of… Read More