I went to see “The Book Thief” with a friend a few weeks ago. I knew nothing about it except it was set in Nazi Germany and involved a girl joining a new family. My friend and I discussed how we really do enjoy seeing a movie knowing little about the plot, as we like […]
Happy ANYTHING, Okay?
I’m a little late with this post, as it’s already the sixth night of Chanukkah. You may have heard (if you don’t live under a rock) that it coincided with Thanksgiving this year, and travel, and blah, blah, blah – so apologies for tardiness. However, it is NOT too late to discuss the nuttiness that […]
Jew-ish
Author’s Note: I wrote this a couple of years ago for my local Patch blog. In light of “The View’s” recent “discussions” and comments about Jews – you can read about it here and here – I thought it was worth re-publishing. Perfect!!! I thought of this about a month or so ago as a way […]
Lisa Alcalay Klug’s “Hot Mamalah” – Book Review
Full disclosure #1: I’ve never written a book review before. I apologize in advance. Full disclosure #2: The publisher sent me the book for free, but I was not compensated in any way to review it. Full disclosure #3: I don’t have a third one, but I kinda feel a list should have at least […]
Happy New Year?
I’ve written a little bit about my relationship with Judaism before. In this Catonsville Patch post from over a year ago, I compare the ways in which I am Jewish to ways in which I am Jew-ish. In a post on my own blog last March, I wrote about how I had a Passover Seder […]
The Accidental Seder (Phlegm isn’t a Plague?)
It all started a couple of years ago, when my hubby, kids and I were visiting my sister and her fam over Spring Break. Okay, wait…it started a couple of weeks before that – when my awesome friend, Mitch, was reeling from disbelief that I’d never seen the movie, “The Ten Commandments.” The one with […]