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photo by Steven ParkeMy daughter became a bat mitzvah a little over a week ago, and I can't find the words to describe how I feel about it: about our…
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My daughter is about to become a bat mitzvah, literally translated, daughter of the commandments. It’s odd, if not ironic, because she’s already literally the daughter of two nonbelievers, as…
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Today is the day I slough my summer skin, that sun-dried outer shell, and expose my gooey center, the one that gets filled with cake and challah and buttercream. And…