Month: November 2018

Heading into the Thanksgiving Holiday there is a lot that I am thankful for.

November 18, 2018

My husband, Labor and Constitutional Historian, has explained to me that the holiday has origins completely different from it’s current form and celebration. It makes me wonder how many other holidays are like that? Holidays that were created to distract or divert people rather than honor a particular event to be proud of. Still, I … More Heading into the Thanksgiving Holiday there is a lot that I am thankful for.

Today my country honors Veterans. I am grateful for their service and sad that we still send young men and women to die in war.

November 12, 2018

The second does not diminish the first. St. Augustine said that the purpose of war is peace, I believe that most often those who serve do so with this in their hearts. I will always support them. I will not blindly support governments that use those men and women like cannon fodder, to gain power … More Today my country honors Veterans. I am grateful for their service and sad that we still send young men and women to die in war.

Being a parent is so hard. Mid Term Elections became a manifestation of some of that struggle.

November 7, 2018

I felt like recent outcomes were such a predictor for the world that my children are coming into. It really felt like life and death. Every day I have fear for my children, especially with anti-Semitic and Racist incidents like the ones in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. My son attends Shabbat services on his college campus, … More Being a parent is so hard. Mid Term Elections became a manifestation of some of that struggle.