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January 12, 2015

Moving Beyond Where I’m From

i’m from a little gray ranch hidden behind overgrown bushes on a steep hill. i’m from beneath the willow tree and a…

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July 23, 2012

To My Son, One Month After

My son made his bar mitzvah. Talk amongst yourselves. I’m a little verklempt….

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July 20, 2012

My Father’s Secret

My parents have always kept secrets, but this one was kind of a doozie. …

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June 22, 2012

Facebook Advice Before The Bar Mitzvah

A few months ago, after her daughter had just made her bat mitzvah, my friend Jill held my hands in hers and…

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June 14, 2012

Oy Vey: What To Give (& Not to Give) For a Bar or Bat Mitzvah

I’m going out on a limb here in making a recommendation regarding what I think is the best gift to gift a kid for a bar or bat mitzvah. …

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December 23, 2011

What We Are: A Hanukkah Post

When Tech Support was a l’il dude, I found myself in the grocery store for the eleventy-seventh time that week. It was our turn to host the annual Jacobson family Hanukkah party that night, and twenty-four people were coming….

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November 10, 2010

Oy Vey: Tips to Non-Jews About Bar & Bat Mitzvah Giving

I received an email from an old friend not too long ago. She sounded kinda panicky:

Renna:

I have been invited to go to a Bat Mitzvah in NYC for a co-worker’s daughter. What do I give? Help!

Jenna 🙂

That Jenna. She brought me right back to October 25, 1979 when I celebrated my own bat mitzvah in Syracuse, New York. …

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