Tag: Jewish Women

My Return to Jewish Culture

I was a drifter between cultural identities, often performing culture rather than truly feeling part of it.   

On Who Wears the Pants….

I wore only skirts for years, but I didn’t care for Judaism much. I wear pants now, but I pray.

The Pain of Singing Carlebach

Wrestling with the legacy of signing melodies by Shlomo Carlebach— prolific and influential song leader, and also a known abuser.

Facing History at the Angel Island Immigration Station

My great-grandfather was detained at Angel Island. Immigrants carved tens of thousands of poems into every square inch of the barrack walls, describing their anguish of captivity and longing for home.