My beautiful precious mom, Marlene Marks Kornick, died a month ago. I have been writing poems to her – Dear Mom - I hereby dedicate every laundry folding to you, and every drawer newly organized - I promise I will slow down - because I have finally figured out that that is how you became the most beautiful folder. When you would visit us - You would Continue Reading
Israel’s “Secular High Holy Days”
Tonight, May 9, 2016 is Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day. It is a national holiday that commemorates “fallen soldiers” – those that have given their lives for the county. And then within 48 hours, we will celebrate Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Israel Independence Day. During my year living in Israel for the first year of rabbinic school, we experienced what has Continue Reading
For the Women from Terezin and All Women Whose Food is Torah
This week, we commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. When we lived in Israel for a year, as part of my rabbinic training, I was asked to participate in a ceremony remembering the victims of the Holocaust. These ceremonies, many of which are centered around lighting 6 candles, one for each million people who perished, occur all over Israel. In Continue Reading