Molly Parr's Profile
Allston, MAI live in Lower Allston with my husband Rich and our cat Rooster. I work at Boston University in the development and alumni relations department, which is the first place I’ve worked that doesn’t have “Hebrew” or “Jewish” in the name. You may have read my words (sometimes under my maiden name, Shaffer) in Jewish publications including The Manhattan Sentinel, The Long Island Jewish World, The Jewish News of Western Massachusetts, The Jewish Advocate, The Jewish Journal Boston-North, The Jewish Voice & Herald of Rhode Island, Interfaith Family, JewishBoston.com, or my personal blog, Cheap Beets.
Molly Parr's Voice
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Four Questions with filmmaker Bess Kargman, director of First Position
Bess Kargman is the director, producer, and editor of the new documentary First Position, which follows six young ballet dancers as they compete at the...
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Arts & Culture
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Four Questions with Linda Amir, Entrepreneur behind T'ART
Linda Amir is having her cake and eating it, too. After a very successful career in the male-dominated world of big business, she followed her...
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Food
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Four Questions with Mehmet Sanlikol, Ethnomusicologist
Istanbul, not Constantinople. Befitting with a city so ancient as to have two names, the Turkish capital has a rich musical tradition spanning centuries. Mehmet...
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Arts & Culture
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Four Questions with Jonathan Bornstein, who Enjoys Every Sandwich
Jonathan Bornstein loves sandwiches. I mean, who doesn't? But Jonathan loves them so much that he's created a food blog, Enjoy Every Sandwich, compiling the...
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Food
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Four Questions with Nicole Freedman, Boston's Departing Bike Czar
I’m doing something a little different for this week’s Four Questions by featuring a guest post by my husband, Rich Parr. Rich is the director...
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Community News
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Four Questions with Leora Mallach, organizer of the Boston Jewish Food Conference
I'm particularly excited about this week's interview, because it's a chance to showcase a project I've been working on for the past few months. On...
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Food
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Four Questions with Adam Minsky, Student Loans Lawyer
Student loans. If you're like me, just hearing the phrase makes you shudder. Adam Minsky feels our pain and is here to help. An attorney...
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20s & 30s
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Four Questions with Jeanne Traxler, founder of the Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company
For more than 30 years, the Peanut Butter and Jelly Dance Company has been bringing dance to children across the state. Jeanne Traxler has been...
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Arts & Culture
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Passover the Healthy Way: Easier Said Than Done
Let me preface this review by giving points for degree of difficulty. Cooking anything for Passover, let alone something healthy, is as hard as herding...
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Food
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Four Questions with Michael Leviton, Award-Winning Chef
You may think the food at your bubbe’s seder could win awards, but this year you can actually enjoy an award-winning chef’s take on a...
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Food
