Mel Weiss
If you’ve read, well, anything I’ve written here on this blog, you have probably inferred that rarely do I feel particularly in step with the larger world, let alone with… Read more »
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Maya Bernstein
When I decided to work part-time, I was convinced I was doing it for my kids. Isn’t it best for young children to have at least one parent present in… Read more »
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Mel Weiss
Around this time of year, some combination of the weather and too much time spent reading the New York Times gets me down—it’s just a depressing time. So, on the… Read more »
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Each Wednesday evening, after my kids are in bed, I switch bags. I take my wallet, cell phone, and keys out of my work bag, the bag with my business… Read more »
God Save the Queen and Hatikvah
Modesty Blasé
It was God Save the Queen that made me giggle. It was Hatikvah that made me glow. But actually, in those few moments between the two national anthems, sung by… Read more »
When I Grow Up
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I was a Russian Language and Literature Major in college. When I look back at the arc of my life, it makes sense, but at the time, it felt random,… Read more »
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Mel Weiss
If there’s one thing Americans can now do, a particular skill that the vast majority of this large nation has learned, it’s that it is possible to hate a war… Read more »
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Mel Weiss
Let me start by saying happy Hanukkah, everyone, and I hope whatever other holidays you celebrate are also full of joy and peace. While we turn off the world for… Read more »
What You Won't See
Mel Weiss
I was really touched by Anna’s most recent post on missing women, and also stumped about the theme of my post this week. So here is your shamelessly-ripped-off roundup on… Read more »
Missing
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While in China this summer, I read as much as I could about the country’s “orphan problem.” I particularly loved The Lost Daughters of China, written by Karin Evans, an… Read more »
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shabbat shalom 🤍
to everyone starting their Passover prep in earnest--soak in the bliss of these flowers first. you`ve got this!
shabbat shalom 🤍
to everyone starting their Passover prep in earnest--soak in the bliss of these flowers first. you`ve got this!
Iconic feminist cartoonist and comics historian Trina Robbins passed away yesterday. She wrote everything from Wonder Woman and The Powerpuff Girls to "From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Female Comics from Teens to Zines" and "A Century of Women Cartoonists"—literally writing the history of women`s comics and mentoring the future. Her amazing comic about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was featured on the 1980 cover of Lilith.
May her memory be a blessing.
Photo One: Trina Robbins at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con. Photo by Alan Light.
Photo Two: Robbins at the Jewish Comics Experience this past November at @centerforjewishhistory.
Iconic feminist cartoonist and comics historian Trina Robbins passed away yesterday. She wrote everything from Wonder Woman and The Powerpuff Girls to "From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Female Comics from Teens to Zines" and "A Century of Women Cartoonists"—literally writing the history of women`s comics and mentoring the future. Her amazing comic about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was featured on the 1980 cover of Lilith.
May her memory be a blessing.
Photo One: Trina Robbins at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con. Photo by Alan Light.
Photo Two: Robbins at the Jewish Comics Experience this past November at @centerforjewishhistory.
What new foods have you or your children tried and loved?
A new book from father-daughter duo @phil.rosenthal (of "Somebody Feed Phil") and @lilyrosenthal captures the adventures of a kid learning to try new foods (including, of course, a bagel and schmear!)...
Lilith`s @justineodashs talked to Lily Rosenthal about "Just Try It!"
What new foods have you or your children tried and loved?
A new book from father-daughter duo @phil.rosenthal (of "Somebody Feed Phil") and @lilyrosenthal captures the adventures of a kid learning to try new foods (including, of course, a bagel and schmear!)...
Lilith`s @justineodashs talked to Lily Rosenthal about "Just Try It!"
For all those beginning their cleaning journeys posthaste...Hadar Dubowsky Ma’ayan on the unexpected joys of chametz:
"As I clean my deep freezer I am overwhelmed by appreciation for my family, for our food, for all we have right now at this moment. As I scrub the popsicle drippings off the freezer walls and use a sponge to pick random fish stick crumbs off the bottom, I am grateful for the abundance of my life."
Linked in bio!
For all those beginning their cleaning journeys posthaste...Hadar Dubowsky Ma’ayan on the unexpected joys of chametz:
"As I clean my deep freezer I am overwhelmed by appreciation for my family, for our food, for all we have right now at this moment. As I scrub the popsicle drippings off the freezer walls and use a sponge to pick random fish stick crumbs off the bottom, I am grateful for the abundance of my life."
Linked in bio!
"And self-revelation may ultimately be Barbra Streisand’s most enduring legacy. For me, it began with her first revelation: by shoving a Jewish girl’s face in front of the cameras she was announcing, beneath all the self-deprecation, I’m here, I’m a bagel, and you’re gonna learn to love me."
Revisiting Marcy Sheiner`s gawwwwjus essay about Barbra, Jewish faces, and self-respect. Linked in bio!
"And self-revelation may ultimately be Barbra Streisand’s most enduring legacy. For me, it began with her first revelation: by shoving a Jewish girl’s face in front of the cameras she was announcing, beneath all the self-deprecation, I’m here, I’m a bagel, and you’re gonna learn to love me."
Revisiting Marcy Sheiner`s gawwwwjus essay about Barbra, Jewish faces, and self-respect. Linked in bio!
