Columns & Collected Essays

May 31, 2013

Cantor turned movie star?

First published in Scarsdale10583.com on Thursday, May 30, 2013 Cantor Mia Fram Davidson of Westchester Reform Temple was at the park...

Dec 7, 2012

Remembering Hanukkah

Hanukkah begins this year at sundown on December 8. This seems early to me, furthering the cultural belief system that Jewish holidays...

Dec 6, 2012

All I Want for Hanukkah is Christmas

Dear Hannukah Harry, The first thing I want this year for Hannukah is Christmas. No offense to my People. I love being Jewish. It’s just...

Mar 30, 2012

100 Years

Last October, I wrote about my mother-in-law, Linda Gerstenblatt, who died of cancer at the age of 63. When people spoke to me about...

Feb 15, 2012

Lessons from Downton Abbey: A Jewish American Princess studies the Dowager Countess

I admire the British for so many reasons. They have a rich history of beheading enemies of the monarchy without ever compromising...

Apr 10, 2011

Wandering Jews

Setting: The Ritz-Carlton hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2005. My husband, Brett, and I were lying by the pool, enjoying the early...

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