Anti Antisemitism is a Perpetual Problem

    We are all witnessing in real time that antisemitism is not a thing of the past but a perpetual problem. And for me, this perpetual problem has hit me in a very literal way. A commentator online chose

Anti Antisemitism is a Perpetual Problem

    We are all witnessing in real time that antisemitism is not a thing of the past but a perpetual problem. And for me, this perpetual problem has hit me in a very literal way. A commentator online chose

Never Again is Now

Hate is no longer hiding, but out on the streets for all to see. While peacefully walking with his grandson on Park Avenue the other day, a friend’s reverie was shattered by a group of about 100 “peacefully” marching on

Never Again is Now

Hate is no longer hiding, but out on the streets for all to see. While peacefully walking with his grandson on Park Avenue the other day, a friend’s reverie was shattered by a group of about 100 “peacefully” marching on

High School Reunion

Saturday was going to be a very 1973 kind of night. I attended my 50th High School reunion. Though I publicly contemplated on Facebook wearing my Landlubber Jeans and Huckapoo shirt to the reunion, I  was quickly admonished by the

High School Reunion

Saturday was going to be a very 1973 kind of night. I attended my 50th High School reunion. Though I publicly contemplated on Facebook wearing my Landlubber Jeans and Huckapoo shirt to the reunion, I  was quickly admonished by the

Learning to Look- Threes Company

Grief pushes you to look for hope for signs and mine have come in threes. A few days after my beloved dog Stanley left, I had neither the interest nor inclination to go out to my garden and tend my

Learning to Look- Threes Company

Grief pushes you to look for hope for signs and mine have come in threes. A few days after my beloved dog Stanley left, I had neither the interest nor inclination to go out to my garden and tend my

Perpetual Care

  In the past week, while the unspeakable horror of Hamas unfolded, and the gut-wrenching images tore at my Jewish soul as despair gripped us all, I had been enmeshed in a different, dark world – creating a highly personal

Perpetual Care

  In the past week, while the unspeakable horror of Hamas unfolded, and the gut-wrenching images tore at my Jewish soul as despair gripped us all, I had been enmeshed in a different, dark world – creating a highly personal

Classic Clippings From The Vault

All publicity is good publicity. Okay, it’s not Cindy Adams, but how great that my first print write-up was in “Roz’s Ramblings” the kitschy column of my mother’s 1971 Sisterhood bulletin from our Nassau Community Temple. Only on Long Island

Classic Clippings From The Vault

All publicity is good publicity. Okay, it’s not Cindy Adams, but how great that my first print write-up was in “Roz’s Ramblings” the kitschy column of my mother’s 1971 Sisterhood bulletin from our Nassau Community Temple. Only on Long Island

Trump’s Wolf call- Wake Up Sheep!

  While solemn Jews were attending concluding services for Rosh Hashanah, uplifted by the ritual of the ancient blowing of the shofar ( a rams horn) that connects us to our souls,  Donald Trump took to Truth Social to wish

Trump’s Wolf call- Wake Up Sheep!

  While solemn Jews were attending concluding services for Rosh Hashanah, uplifted by the ritual of the ancient blowing of the shofar ( a rams horn) that connects us to our souls,  Donald Trump took to Truth Social to wish

History According to Trump

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! With Joe Biden gearing up to bring us into WWII it’s best to start stocking up on sugar and butter, as rationing and shortages looms in our future. Those leisurely Sunday drives in

History According to Trump

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! With Joe Biden gearing up to bring us into WWII it’s best to start stocking up on sugar and butter, as rationing and shortages looms in our future. Those leisurely Sunday drives in

New Year New Beginings

Wishing all my dear friends and readers a sweet New Year filled with light and enlightenment, open hearts, and new beginnings. L’ Shanah Tovah. This should be the season of open hearts. At some point in time, there is not

New Year New Beginings

Wishing all my dear friends and readers a sweet New Year filled with light and enlightenment, open hearts, and new beginnings. L’ Shanah Tovah. This should be the season of open hearts. At some point in time, there is not

9/11 Blue

It is the sense memories of September 11 that linger as vividly today as they did 22 years ago. It is impossible to see a particularly clear, otherworldly blue sky forever dubbed 9/11 Blue without it simultaneously conjuring up the

9/11 Blue

It is the sense memories of September 11 that linger as vividly today as they did 22 years ago. It is impossible to see a particularly clear, otherworldly blue sky forever dubbed 9/11 Blue without it simultaneously conjuring up the