Calligraphy: Pesach 5785
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The name Berel elicited a sigh — apparently, it wasn’t easy to help Berel. He was too rich, too poor, too independent, too much of a nebach
Leah Gebber
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Map the Starlight
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
The glass is thick; cheaply made. But there is something inside it, she is sure. She holds it tight, and wades back to the shore
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
As the land recedes behind them, Ramon stares. Africa. Home of riches and cruelty. The glitter of gold and flash of blood
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Papa holds out his hand. “Brother Garcon,” he says in greeting. He will not dip his head, for the icon the man wears on a thick gold chain
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Something inside her burns. She steps forward. “We are indeed honored by your suggestion, but I am afraid we must decline”
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
“If their menfolk are lost in the ocean’s waves, then these women will curse you and your luck will fail, and most likely your fortune too”
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
He looks. Three pieces of paper. One rough pen. A vial of ink. She speaks. “So that you can teach me,” she says
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
“When the authorities go after the Talmud, they search. Every synagogue. Every house. Every person. And everything is carted away”
Turning Tides
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
What would Rivka want her bas mitzvah to look like, now that there could be none of the big ideas she’d dreamed about?
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
“Clara. I know why you are not eating,” she says. “It is because you have already broken your fast, is it not?”
Map the Starlight
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Just as she thinks that they should cease the day’s work, he says, “I do not see how you can avoid depicting the Garden of Eden”
