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Happy Hanukkah – “Light One Candle” with Joseph in chutz-la’aretz

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: You haven’t actually moved to another place until you spent (at least – more coming…) a day at its DMV… and – After a day of running errands in the Bronx: San Francisco drivers might have topography to contend … Continue reading →

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ReJewvenate @ Pardes Grant – Once Again

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

For the 4th year in a row: ReJewvenate@ Pardes! The ReJewvenate@ Pardes Grant is for someone over 40 who has never had the opportunity to participate in an immersive Jewish learning program and is interested in doing so at Pardes … Continue reading →

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Katonti- let’s dance again

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

A couple of years ago, Israeli dance choreographer Oren Ashkenazi created the beautiful and by now famous dance “Katonti”. The words, sung by Yonatan Raz’el, are said to be “from the sources”, min hamekorot; those “sources” happen to be this … Continue reading →

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On Snow, Fire and the Angels in our Life

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

It started: that meeting between me and the wind when  we both emerge from behind a building into the open street, she twirls away carelessly while I close my suddenly teary burning eyes over a leaky face. The temperatures creep … Continue reading →

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On parents and children and oh well…

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

In 1938, when my mom was ten years old, her family left Europe. Among their belongings, were family photos sporting her father as an officer in World War I. It was a souvenir of the past, my grandma told my … Continue reading →

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Isaac & Yishama’el in the Holy Land

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Life is an emotional experience, which explains why rationalizing things does not always help us take their emotional impact away; and which explains why when you escort your kid to the “Bakum”, you’re not interested in statistics on whether college … Continue reading →

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Shabbat Shalom: About Getting Up Early in the Morning and more… מה אתה עושה כשאתה קם בבקר

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: Hiking on Sunday morning around a random, beautiful lake near Oakland NJ. Many of the red-orange-purple leaves have already fallen, and the trail is often lost under the crinkling sound. I’m walking in a golden-copper forest. “I got likes!”! Facebook has created … Continue reading →

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Lech Lecha, go…

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: Manhattan. 11 o’clock at night. Breathless after another session of Israeli dancing in the city where one can dance more than 7 times a week, I grab my stuff and run to the subway. There is a moment of … Continue reading →

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Noah & the Lit Ark, Talmud in the Streets and more

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignettes: I have received plenty of warnings about the East Coast winters, and specifically the New York storms, wind tunnels, dirty snow, black ice and what not, all things I’m awaiting with great apprehension, “leafing” through websites for warm clothing, … Continue reading →

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Almost Shabbat, Almost Sukkot

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: Throughout most of the day, Riverdale seems like a suburb and not really part of the bustling city, just a couple of miles south. Here’s there are big beautiful trees, nearby trails along the river, gorgeous homes, and people … Continue reading →

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