Monthly Archives: June 2010

glossary, as requested (with apologies)

Posted on 27 June 2010 by mira

In no particular order, maybe this will help: shikse — (aka shiksa) — term of endearment (or not) for women of the non-Jewish persuasion. the most important sub-category is, of course, the shikse-goddess. shul — synagogue, small or large, in … Continue reading →

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the rebbe and the wise little children

Posted on 25 June 2010 by mira

A friend and colleague posted this quote from Arthur Green on his blog and so, of course, I’ve struggled with it. Which is better than saying, yet again, that it pissed me off: “We would understand the entire course of … Continue reading →

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how the sages die

Posted on 20 June 2010 by mira

Within an hour of his demise, my father looked exactly like a very very dead body. He was already cold. His mouth was open in the midst of his last unfinished sentence. One hour was the time it took me … Continue reading →

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the fourth rabbi

Posted on 13 June 2010 by mira

When M was little, the tzaddik gave him a book of Bible Stories. I think it changed my son forever. That night I heard this scream from upstairs, and ran up to see what was wrong. He was tucked in … Continue reading →

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running away together — dordogne

Posted on 5 June 2010 by mira

It’s not like either of us never went anywhere — though I thought she had me beat in this regard. Her fieldwork took her to what I thought of as the ends of the earth. although for her, it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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