Melisa Carr-Ashkenazi, at The Blogs

Melisa Carr-Ashkenazi

I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying....

Jul 20, 2022, 4:09 PM

Outsider Syndrome comes with dual citizenship

Dual citizenship has left me feeling like a person that belongs nowhere. When I lived in New York, I was a "New Yawker" and classified as American when I stepped out of the country. How obvious it was that I...

Jun 28, 2022, 1:51 PM

A New Era of Second Class Citizenship

Being born in the 1970s, having the right to choose what to do with my body has always been a given. Growing up in the New York City school system I was well versed in the history of the...

Jan 29, 2019, 5:38 PM

The To Do list: A daily dilemma

I need a plan... Not just a long term plan, which I keep vaguely floating around in my head of the next five years, but the daily game plan that I tell myself the night before and again when...

Jan 13, 2019, 4:04 PM

House Hunting: Can I BBQ on Shabbat?

Currently, we are living in an apartment, which is no big deal since it is all I have ever known coming from New York City. My husband, on the other hand, grew up in a house with a yard and...

About Me

Melisa is from New York City and lives in Israel with her husband and two boys. Sometimes she's a full-time homemaker, and sometimes a full-time career woman. Melisa's passion and curiosity lead her on many paths in life. She holds an A.A.S. in Criminal Justice, a B.A in American Studies and an M.A. in Education, all from the S.U.N.Y. Currently, it’s her passion for writing.

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