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We took a walk on the Rail Trail this afternoon. We were not the only ones with that idea. It was crowded - well, for that particular secti...

Today the Universe was kind to me. A friend from my childhood shared part of a quote by Jamie Anderson. It took my breath away and brought ...

Uncle Carl had just turned 33 when he was killed in action in Italy during World War II. He had graduated from Harvard but not yet married...

Kol haolam kulo gesher tzar m’od v’ha-ikar lo l’facheid klal The entire world is but a narrow bridge; the most important thing is not t...

Kim Davis is the elected civil employee in Kentucky who disobeyed Federal law and refused to issue civil marriage licenses to same sex coupl...

Rosh HaShanah begins at sundown Sunday, September 13, 2015. This marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year - 5776 on the Hebrew calendar, ...

“To our sages who toiled - To the one who chopped wood; to the one who raised cattle To the storekeeper, the cobbler, and the one who sold...

Tonight, just after sundown, Chanukah began! Enjoy this lovely song from the Barenaked Ladies: Here are two places to find lots of inf...

Similar to the Irish tradition of remaining with the body of a loved one until burial, Shemira is the Jewish ritual of attending or guardin...

Thursday, February 9, 2012, we spent the afternoon with Chuck’s Tanta. Age 89 and in hospice care with liver cancer, she was clearly in her...

The calendar turned another page and suddenly it was Chanukah. So thanks to a tip from Wendy and her mum Fiona , I turned to SmileBox. I ...

The period of time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is known as the Days of Awe. During this time, it is customary to make visits to th...

On Friday, I posted about Michael Pakaluk’s Op-Ed piece in The Pilot. Today, Dianne Williamson, of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, pro...

My niece Kate sent me a link to a piece in the “The Pilot”, Boston’s Roman Catholic newspaper. The op-ed by Michael Pakaluk was disturbin...

Read Renee Ghert-Zand’s “ A Troubling Forecast ”.

President Barack Obama issued a proclamation naming May 2010 as Jewish American Heritage Month . In this lovely and important statement, t...

We attended a beautiful funeral service yesterday. The woman who passed was 97. She was part of our greater extended family, but we had on...

I need to preface this post with a disclaimer: I am not a Mom. I have nieces and nephews and love being an Auntie. But I understand clear...

Today, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, delivered the homily at the celebration of the Lord's...

Thanks to WBZ Weather : : We had a run of great weather; now rain for a few days; to be followed by more nice weather - bordering on the ho...