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Jan 22, 2022, 12:41 PM
From Klezmerim to Time Capsule
It seemed that there would be forever to ask all the questions. When I was young, I wasn't interested. What did the older generation know? Who really cared what the lives of my grandparents or my great grandparents were...
Dec 18, 2021, 12:15 PM
Seeing the Invisible
I walk past them every Tuesday on my way to lectures in downtown Herzliya. They are the invisible. I don't really see them, but they are there. I smell the smoke of their cigarettes. I hear them speaking, but...
Oct 20, 2021, 8:55 PM
The Cycles of Life
The nights in Herzliya are finally getting cooler. The different seasons are often represented by the trees as they undergo their seasonal metamorphosis, but here in Israel there is not too much of a change. However, I am reminded of...
Sep 18, 2021, 11:20 AM
From Augustow Poland to Herzliya Israel
Our wonderful son had finally decided to get married at the not so tender age of 37. We had already fallen madly in love with Neta, his future wife, who is a warm, intelligent, kind and beautiful woman. Of...
Jul 6, 2021, 10:58 AM
Flowers for the Soul
I bought flowers to plant on the balcony. Flowers are always good for lifting my spirits. As they brighten the balcony with their array of colors and sometimes even fragrances, so they brighten my mood. But as I was planting...
May 27, 2021, 4:09 PM
The Dressers-A Journey to the Past
Lying in bed in my sister’s guest room, I notice the dressers on the other side of the room. They are painted white with a flowered decal on the top drawer. If I peel away the paint, I can...
Apr 30, 2021, 6:39 PM
A walker and a talker
On my morning walk through the streets of Herzliya, I was welcomed by the sight and scent of the budding trees and flowers. The fragrance of the few remaining orange blossoms lingered in the air. And of course, nostalgia...
Apr 15, 2021, 7:07 PM
A confused Jew
What does it mean to be a religious Jew? I am probably one of the last people to ask. I have no idea. There is a wide variety of religious people in my family, observant in differing ways. They...
Mar 12, 2021, 3:45 PM
No smiling allowed
It was a very long time ago. I was getting ready to walk into my first classroom as a real teacher, no longer a trainee. There was no one to take over if I couldn't control the class, no...
Feb 13, 2021, 9:34 PM
Rites of Passage
Jews, like people all over the world, recognize certain rites of passage from birth to death. They are usually associated with life's milestones, such as brit mila, bar/bat mitzvah and marriage. But it seems to me that two, though...
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Janet Goren grew up in the USA and has been living in Israel for more than fifty years. She raised her family here while teaching English in high school.
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