Rochelle Garfield, at The Blogs

Apr 17, 2024, 7:45 AM

Unveiling Wisdom: Lessons from the Seder on Passing Down Values to Our Children

There is only one true guarantee in life: it always ends in death -- an inescapable fact, constantly lurking somewhere in our consciousness. This awareness fuels a desire to leave something on Earth when we are gone, a powerful...

Mar 25, 2018, 11:09 PM

Listen First: The Pesach Seder

“You don’t listen to me! Not now, not ever!” Those words have been ringing in my ears for the past week. I couldn’t stop thinking about that awful meeting. He was 15, a boy whose life hadn’t been easy. He...

Dec 5, 2013, 8:27 PM

Science and Religion, Part II: A Final Thought for Chanukah

I listen to crackling of the last drips of oil as the fire burns out on this last night of Chanukah. The flames leap and dance, jumping up one last time, trying to stay alive, but fighting the inevitable. ...

Dec 1, 2013, 7:55 PM

Lessons learned from an inner-city teenager

The big building loomed in front of me. Hundreds of high school students milled around outside waiting for the bell to ring so they could enter the building. I wedged my way past the crowds. I was trying to...

Nov 10, 2013, 11:08 PM

Science Versus Religion: Friend or Foe

The point at which two conflicting ideas converge is a point of intrigue- a point where many new ideas are forged and great discoveries made. It is at this point where you are forced to negate one or the...

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Rochelle Garfield is a speech/language pathologist, photographer and dyslexia lecturer. When she has free time, she enjoys running and inline skating. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and six awesome kids. She is the author of the award winning novel, OUT OF THE SHADOW.

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