Tag Archives: family Holidays are when families gather, some enthusiastically, some reluctantly, and in each beats the heart of the holiday. And by heart I don’t mean the sweet, Valentine heart, but the core. Holidays, and in particular family gatherings are much more than the ritual gathering of people who know each other too well. We literally and figuratively bring […]  The traditional Passover story tells of the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, my Passover story is about my family. Over the years my family has been together and apart at Passover, and we tell the story of our own continuing journey. In my mind are snapshots of holidays over the years; the people who are no longer in the picture, the people […]  It’s a lot to say, but it’s easy to make this Passover friendly French toast waffle. When I was a kid during the week of Passover my dad always made matzo-brei, sometimes sweet, like French toast, sometimes savory with onions, but I didn’t like any of it. When I mentioned my idea to make it into […]  Every week you’d find us at Nathan’s in Oceanside having our usual lunch, a hot dog and fried clams for my dad, frog’s legs for me, and we’d split an order of fries. For a short time the two of us would spend Saturdays together. If the weather was nice we’d go to Salisbury Park and we’d play […]  Shining My Flashlight on the Moon is the title of both a song, and a CD by Christine Lavin. That image even more than the lyrics, has stayed with me since I first encountered it. When I was nine I went to sleep-away camp for the first time. I spent the first week feeling […] |
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