Another Devastating Step In the “Year of Firsts”

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When a parent passes, one of the hardest parts – at least for me – is the “year of firsts” – the first holiday without them, birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s […]

One of Those Days…

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The last month or so has been a more difficult time for me. Between a heavy workload at my daytime job, several things to accomplish in a short time frame […]

The Heavy, Sacred Burden of Legacy

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At various points throughout the year, I find myself quietly asking: What does my Judaism mean to me? What is the true depth of my connection to it? These questions […]

Honesty As A Policy

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Before I had kids, I was the perfect parent. What I mean is that I certainly had an idea of how I wanted to do this job, and I was […]

Two Seders, One Spirit: Growing Up Jewish on the Prairie

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Jan (Shark) Frisch and I are members of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and often marvel at how closely our experiences of growing up Jewish in central North Dakota line up – […]

Preparing for Pesach in the Year 5785

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We are less than a month away from Pesach, which in the mind of the Jew means it may as well be tomorrow. In fact, if you’re just thinking about […]

Understanding Purim Differently

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I walked into the Barry Family Campus Purim morning dressed as the Queen of Hearts. I wore a glittering silver tiara, a sweater covered in hearts, pink glittery eyeshadow, and […]