A Sukkot Family Tradition

by | Oct 5, 2014 | Editorial

hebrew October 8th, in addition to being the birthday of one of my daughters, this year begins the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot. On Sukkot we eat in a temporary dwelling, a sukkah. Some people (one of my sons-in-law and assorted grandchildren included) even sleep...

The Fairy Bread Tradition

by | Jun 23, 2014 | Editorial

bread When my third daughter turned thirty, family and friends threw her a party. One of her childhood friends, now a pastry chef, came to make the birthday cake as a surprise. I hadn’t seen her in years. She walked into my house, stood on the threshold of the living...