Last Saturday morning, I attended the bat mitzah, the coming-of-age ceremony, of a friend from French class. Daryl, the friend, is eighty-eight years old. Her friend Ellen, also a grandmother, had her bat mitzvah at the Shabbat service, too. Shortly after the service began—in Hebrew—I was pleased to hear familiar words. Baruch atah… Continue reading Bat Mitzvah
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Tuesday was a wonderful day, sunny and warm, a welcome relief after our late snow. Trees were blooming. Flowers were blooming. The grass was so green now that it reminded me of Ireland. Cardinals had built a nest in the rosebush twining around our porch, and Mrs. Cardinal was already sitting on eggs. … Continue reading Chatting