Marissa Schiff Rosenberg

named my daughter golda, interpret as you will

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Jan 29, 2021, 9:38 AM

Do I Even Really ‘Like’ This?

Recently, right before the November 3rd election, I signed up for a program called Partners in Torah. Right after the November 3rd election, I put myself on a social media cleanse. Ironically, it was an Instagram "influencer" that ultimately...

Dec 14, 2018, 2:21 PM

A Star Was Born

I am incredibly late to the “A Star is Born” movie bandwagon starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. As people often say, “better late than never” and in this case that couldn’t ring truer. I had a weird day,...

Dec 2, 2018, 9:11 PM

If You See Something, Do Something

When I was a little girl growing up in Lincolnwood, Illinois my mother and I used to shop at a local grocery store next to our town. One year, once I was old enough to articulate the feeling, I...

Nov 22, 2018, 9:55 AM

Were You the Guy with the Stethoscope on Highway 20? If So, I’m Thinking of You This Thanksgiving

My honeymoon nearly included the 'worst night ever'; the kindness of strangers turned into something far more profound

Nov 20, 2018, 8:38 PM

If A Metal Tube Can Make You Cry: A Reflection on the El Al Shabbat Incident

In college, at the University of Michigan, I was given the opportunity to write a paper about a metaphor. The metaphor I chose was an El Al airplane. We were told to write anywhere from eight to ten pages,...

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About Me

Marissa Schiff Rosenberg is a resident of Highland Park, Illinois. She attended the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago for high school and majored in History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. The highlight of her educational career was the year she spent abroad studying at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Additionally, Marissa earned a Master in Elementary Education from National Louis University. Marissa has worked for the Jewish National Fund, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, and as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at Arie Crown Hebrew Day School in Skokie, Illinois. She is currently a stay at home mom. When purchasing a pair of new eyeglasses she often looks to former Prime Ministers of Israel for inspiration.

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