My Actual Email to Reb Zee
Reb Zee, who officiated our wedding, asked us a few months ago to email her with how/when/why we knew we loved each other. She told...
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Suzie's Actual Email to Reb Zee
Reb Zee, who officiated our wedding, asked us a few months ago to email her with how/when/why we knew we loved each other. She told...
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Pink Edible Glitter, Community, and Thank You Notes
I'm using thank you note writing as a time for "cheshbon ha nefesh"--taking stock of the soul. I haven't sent any notes out yet, but...
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Why You Should Read Torah on Your Wedding Day
Did you know that if you put enough pressure on carbon in a lab, it turns into a diamond?I could barely sleep at all the...
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Actually, I am Jewish, Even if You Don’t Agree
It always comes up when I least expect it, inevitably catching me off guard. It’s an innocent question asked in the course of small talk...
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Is This What the Omer is All About?
Tonight is night 32. Great. And now I have to wait an entire day to count again. Is this like one of those deceptively simple...
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One of the Traditions We're Not Doing
A couple of days ago, Suzie turned to me and said tentatively, "So, I was thinking that on Wednesday night I'd sleep in the guest...
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Divorce
"I don't like thinking about this, but, if we were to ever break up, you would give me a get, right?" Suzie asked me about...
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We Nearly Died on the Way to New York.
The SUV drifted into our lane. Suzie braked hard. The back of our car started to fishtail. She jerked the wheel. I said, "Oh my...
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Good Examples of Grownuphood: A Brief Work Story
One of the grownups in the work-tier above me who is not actually my direct supervisor--so, my uncle boss--is coming to the wedding. He is...
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