Family Matters: Steel Drum Hora
On a cold February day in 2008, my husband, Sid, and I heard the words we had long anticipated. a “Dad, Michele, Leslie and I
A mother has to tell the awful truth about a diagnosis of cancer to her teenage son.
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Family Matters: Mourning Offstage“The Jewish religion provides an exquisitely structured approach to mourning.”—Rabbi Maurice Lamm, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (Jonathan David Publishers). Everyone observing aveilut, the traditionalLetter from Paris: The Presence of AbsenceThough George was ‘only a boy’ when French police forced his family out of their apartment, the experience never left him.Family Matters: Riding in Noah’s ArkRaising a special child takes parents on a journey full of ups and downs, joy and heartbreak. The air was crisp and clean. The snowFamily Matters: Toil, Tears, TriumphPreparing for Passover is a difficult chore. It is also an exercise in unearthing family memory and meaning. “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacsFamily Matters: A Dream RememberedFond recollections of a youthful self infuse the bric-a-brac of childhood, whether it is a beloved doll, a well–used ball or a coveted music box.Family Matters: Staying Away Is Not an OptionIt may not be the easiest of 613 commandments to fulfill, but visiting the sick is nevertheless one of the most significant, meritorious and, ultimately,Family Matters: Adding Branches to a TreeGenealogical study is addictive, explains one researcher, because, from long-lost relatives to forgotten history, you never know what you will find. Holocaust victims in my
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