This is a personal essay I wrote published by the Jewish Book Council for the soldiers of Israel; fathers, brothers, sisters, daughters and sons, including my son, who are courageously... read more →
This was a painful essay to write. I am very grateful to the editors of Scoundrel Time for working with me, and publishing this piece. Especially during such a devastating... read more →
This is an essay I wrote for the Jewish Press about what it is to be a Jewish mother in Jerusalem in these devastating times. How our children see that... read more →
Joy is our most profound act of resilience. Here's my response to what is going on now in Israel. Thank you to Consequence Forum for publishing this piece - When... read more →
Here is a blog post I wrote for Kar-Ben Publishing about what is happening here in Israel. It's been a devastating time but we have each other.
An essay about the legacy of Iraqi Jewish women such as my grandmother for the Jewish Book Council's Paper Brigade Daily.
https://www.invisiblecitylit.com/nonfiction/counting-stones-at-the-bottom-of-the-tigris-river/
In 1923, substantial funds were transferred from a Jewish businessman in Baghdad to the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, in order to provide much needed assistance to a newly founded... read more →
We weren’t expecting it to rain, not when you can still see blue sky. It comes in one moment—an eye blink—a sip of coffee. Like war. It will be over... read more →
I recognize the rows of palm trees, the cereal field, the canal hugging the sides of the village of flat-roofed homes, the scatter of poplar trees, and more palm trees.... read more →