In preparing for these High Holy Days and the myriad tasks that need to be completed in advance, there are two ways in which I make sure that everything gets done. First, and most importantly, I have an amazing team of colleagues, keeping me in check and reminding me of the assignments I have not Continue Reading »
This year I overcame my greatest fear. This year I succeeded where in previous years I had failed. This year I looked fear right in the face and did something I haven’t been able to do my entire adult life. This year, I had my eyes dilated. Now this might not seem like a particularly Continue Reading »
We lived in Cincinnati for eight years, and somehow, I never made it to the Cincinnati Tennis Open. It had been on my bucket list, so this summer, we finally went. What stuck with me most wasn’t a great serve or a dramatic match, but a small courtesy that’s part of the language of tennis. Continue Reading »
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When I first moved to the States 20 years ago, everything was new. And I didn’t exactly ease myself in by choosing somewhere with a familiar British or European feel. I went all in and moved to Los Angeles. The language was sort of the same, but almost everything else felt different. I had to Continue Reading »
If you had walked into the sanctuary of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in New York City on the evening of Monday, September 17, 2001, you would have witnessed something unforgettable. It was Erev Rosh Hashanah. The Torah covers gleamed in brilliant holiday white. The silver ornaments had been polished to a mirror shine. The sanctuary was Continue Reading »
Seeing what unites, not what divides… I don’t know about you, but in our house one of the most difficult decisions involves an evening when we do not have specific dinner plans. The debate about where to go and what food to eat is enough to make a person lose their appetite. What’s funny Continue Reading »
