Today the lids on the coffee tumblers match;left shoe pairs with right,no holes in socks.Seems to be starting on the right foot. But as I get into the car to begin my dayI think of the hostages still underground in Gaza,the holes in hearts that cannot close,healing that cannot commencewhen those murdered haven’t yet beenbrought…

To pardon your child for leaving his socks on the floor I can understand. I’ve done that many a time. But raising a hand against another is unforgivable; the crossing of a line that they  know cannot be touched, and that natural consequences will follow. That is the job of the parent to educate and…

Sleep, he says, while baby naps and the older ones are at play with the neighbors. Close your eyes, rest, you deserve it. Why don’t you seize the moment? So I attempt to snooze but creativity awakens just at that moment, so many thoughts once jumbled in my mind begin to flow into a cohesive…

When you pray,scream,like my son didwhen attacked by a swarm of waspswhose nest he had just accidentallystepped on. Scream silently as I didwhen advised by the midwifeto breathe and focus ongetting the baby outsoonbecause his heart rate was low. Let the tears flow when you prayas I do when I have no ideahow to juggle…

On my way to work,stuck in traffic,I hear the creak of tirescoming from the flatbed trucknext to me,Like a huge groanrising and fallingas a wave,then stopping.And for a split second I wonderif this is the Shofar of MashiachBut that sound is not loud and triumphantas I’ve imagined it to be,so I am glad that all…

Sky streaked with straight lines of pink and blue,some fuzzy spots on top of the lines;those must be clouds.And in middle of all that beauty aretwo white clouds next to each other.I wonder if they are dripping rain,or just holding it into be let down at the right time. Some sadness in middle of all…

Parenting often brings out the funny part of usthat we can’t explain or rationalize.Like when we shuffle tiredly to the top of the drivewayat 10:44 at night with a preteenwho wants to see the lunar eclipse.Or when we peek through the toddler’s shirtto distract him long enoughto get shirt over his head and hands in…

It takes two for a handshaketo seal the deal,whether for business,reconciliation,or good will. It takes two to form a marriage,begin a life together,based on a contractwitnessed by twowho sign off to validatethe union of two. It takes two to conversein meaningful communication,build worlds and bridgesthrough language,gestures,and vibes. It takes two to bring a child into…

We wake up each dayTo the reality that has set in 240 agoWe don’t know how to go on with our dayWhen we are out in the sunshineAnd our brothers and sisters still remain in tunnels beneath the earth’s surfaceAnd we don’t know which of them are still aliveWhich of them still have hopeAnd for…

Baby lost his shoe at his cousins wedding Woke up at 3:00 in the morning Screaming but I don’t think it was about his missing footwear I’ve been trying to remember all the items for the grocery order Because I won’t be able to get there in person Not this week And then I forgot…