This war is that big of a deal. This is not a fight of two peoples/ countries/ cultures, etc. No. This is a fight for HUMANITY and I’m not being dramatic (which I know I can be). I mean that this war is literally challenging the very definition of what  being human is. The purpose […]

Dear Abigail, Do people ever call you Abby? Because my name is Abby. Maybe we share this in common:)  I’m so happy I get to send you this letter. I wrote it weeks ago, in hopes that you were alive and coming home. I wrote to it to be able to send it. Today I […]

To my black friends, I think it is your silence that hurts the most. How you don’t stand with your Jewish community and mourn with us.  Not many know but I was an African American History major my freshman year at college. I chose my college on this major. Duke had the number one African […]

It’s me. Ms. Levin / Ms. Brody. Remember me? Because I remember you. And if I can remember 100’s of you and even your personal medical allergies, I can imagine you must have a vague recollection of me too. First grade? Third? College?  I’m sure you recall a moment. Well hello again. You got big, and yes, […]

Truth. Or for me, Emet (the word in Hebrew) has been my rally cry for the last two decades. So much so that I wore these words across my neck daily, never coming off. I even named my project work  in electromagnetic sciences, Project Emet. My secret little code word. A nod to the future. […]

(Note not accurate…this is a 9 year olds story). Just dropping here as I’m finding Jacob’s school writings more and more interesting and I don’t want to lose them. Below written by Jacob who at age 9 gets it! And clearly we all should go to chipotle! 🤣 Saturday, October Seventh the Palestinian Government just […]

Where do I go? I have been living in NYC since the age of ten years old.  I recall NYC in the 80’s and 90’s. I remember the graffiti (everywhere) and being sent home for wearing red one day when the gangs decided their new initiation ritual would be jumping white kids wearing red. I […]

FORWARD TO THIS POST: I love all children. I have spent my entire career surrounding myself with as much as them as possible. They are born in true innocence. They sparkle with possibility.   Every child’s life is important to me. I am a Jew, I value life. That is our only doctrine.  Gaza has elected […]

He couldn’t be nicer. He opened the door and when I, as usual, forgot something and had to run back into the apt, he graciously said he would wait for me. He even backed down Mercer street. A brave NYC gesture and appreciated.  Jacob would rate him 5 stars. And he is indeed a 5 […]

I’ve always had a clear purpose and direction, educating little humans. It even came with a title and office. It had a schedule (6AM-6PM) and clear responsibilities, keep them alive and fed, and (oh yeah!) teach them to read and write too.  But this last phase in life doesn’t seem to have clear definitions. Leaving […]