Tonight I will sit down with family and friends to participate in the tradition of the Passover Seder. For the most part, the ritual is the same every year: retelling the story of the exodus from Egypt so future generations will remember it and keep retelling it. But why bother? The Jewish people have a... Continue Reading →
Unpacking The Box
Holidays are always a mixed bag of emotions for most of us. This Thanksgiving was, in many ways, one of our family’s best. All the kids were home, everyone got along, it was relaxing and totally fun. But for me, something occurred that opened some very old wounds and left me feeling completely deflated. We... Continue Reading →