Tag Archives: marriage
Mr. Blumen
by Chaim Weinstein (Brooklyn, NY) Stiffly they sit, side by side In sepia-flavored photo on the shelf Their hundred-year synced stories Now torn by jagged scythe most quick From the banshee-screaming reaper: The cossack’s rapier brandished high In Warsaw, slashed … Continue reading
Filed under Family history, Jewish identity
A Jew by Choice
by Anna Gersman (Schomberg, Ontario, Canada) Doubts, fears and uncertainty have plagued my life and the choices I have made, including my decision to become a Jew. I was brought up an atheist, knowing nothing of God, prayer or ritual. … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian Jewry, Jewish identity
On Expectations and Commitment
By Esther D. Kustanowitz ( Los Angeles , CA ) I believe that commitment is commitment. Even more so, I view matrimony as a commitment that is inviolable. But recently I was reminded that not everyone has the same barometer … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry
Marrying Jewish
by Norri Leder (Houston, TX) I got married at 33, just two months shy of 34, and, let me tell you, it was cause for celebration. My sister and I have five first cousins. Between the seven of us, one … Continue reading
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