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Category Archives: Writings
Naming a Son for a Brother Who Died Young
Summary: Choosing a name for our unborn son stirred up the past for my husband and me. I wrote an essay about that struggle for The New York Times Motherlode blog. The piece was published on July 29, 2012, and stems partly from a chapter in the memoir I’m writing about journeying through grief and [...]
AP Classes: A Problem for Massachusetts High Schoolers?
Summary: I wrote a piece for the Oct. 7, 2012, Boston Globe magazine about the rise in enrollment in Advanced Placement classes and how that has led to a troubling trend in competitive high schools. The highest-achieving students compete to see just how many AP classes they can pack into their schedule, a move they [...]
Yearning to Hear My Brother’s Voice
Summary: The Boston Globe Magazine on May 27, 2012, published my essay about how it was so hard to remember my brother’s voice, though I could remember so much more. musings about whether to keep or toss my Mel Gibson DVDS, given the actor’s continued anti-Semitic rants. It ran as a Connections column. Reaction: The [...]
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What’s a Fan to Do When a Star Acts Badly?
Mel Gibson was at it again recently and reportedly lobbed anti-Semitic slurs at a colleague and made an awful joke. My quandary: I like Mel's movies and own three. Should I keep or toss them? My musings ran in The Boston Globe magazine's Perspective section.
Best Feeling in the World: Readers Write, The Sun
How would you describe the 'best feeling in the world?" Read my answer, published in The Sun magazine in April 2012.
Jew Girl
Veteran journalist Linda K. Wertheimer, who's writing a memoir about the loss of her brother and her journey closer to faith, chronicles how being the only Jews in public school bonded her and her brother closer in this excerpt. It was published in March 2012 in Tiferet Journal's Fifth Bridge edition, a collection of winning essays from the publication's 2011 contest.
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Keep Santa, Easter Bunny in Their Place?
Summary: The Washington Post On Faith blog on March 5, 2012, published my op-ed about whether public schools should open their doors to visits from Santa and the Easter Bunny. A controversy in Saugus, Mass., prompted me to write this piece. Read the article.
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Perfecting the Art of Slowness (An Essay on the Writing Life)
Summary: Music has shaped so much of what I’ve become as a writer, and I write a riff on how music has influenced my writing in recent years for the Off the Cuff feature in the December 2011 issue of The Writer . Read the article.
A Jewish Mom’s Dilemma: Does Hanukkah Have to Compete with Christmas?
Summary: I’m not the first Jewish parent to face this conundrum. How do I make sure that my young son’s fascination with the Christmas spectacle doesn’t diminish his enthusiasm for his family’s religion? In a Dec. 18, 2011 column for The Boston Globe Magazine, I write about dealing with this dilemma and attempting to keep [...]
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