At a Jewish funeral, you might hear the prayer, “May she (or he) be a melitz yosher for her family.”…
Month: March 2014
Knowing the Unknowable
How do you speak about the unsayable? Represent the unrepresentable? Make conscious what is, by its nature, unconscious? Here is…
Lost and Found
My husband and I are binge-watching Lost, a 2004-2010 TV series. An airplane crashes, leaving survivors stranded without rescue on…
Kabbalistic Secrets of Esther
Truism: The name of God does not appear in the Book of Esther. Truth: The names “Elohim” and “YHWH” do…
Purim: Violence Against Women
If you love Purim, as I do, you’ll probably go hear the Book of Esther read aloud. You’ll be wearing…
What Shall I Wear to the Prom?
Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the…