For all these . . .
Tehilla R. GoldbergApr 19, 2018
Celebrating Israel’s 70th from afar is, for me, indeed, bittersweet. Not too far off, I hope to be able to live the words of hashiveini v’ashuva el ha-aretz ha-tova,...
If it’s too good to be true — sometimes it is
Tehilla R. GoldbergApr 05, 2018
Sometimes you hear about someone only after he or she has left this world, and you so badly wish you had had the opportunity to meet them face to face in their lifetime....
They have stolen Pesach from us!
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION C PAGE 19 I’ve been inundated with them. The many social media posts about Pesach holiday cleaning. Some have been anxiety ridden, most,...
Pesach speed takes a long time
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 22, 2018
I feel like I never eat so well, or at least so creatively, as the weeks leading to Pesach. Between cleaning out the pantry, the fridge and the freezer, there are many...
Squawking at Eurovision
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 15, 2018
I was just a little girl when I first watched the Eurovision song contest. Yet I remember it like it was yesterday. With no TV at home, we had the privilege of staying...
Charoset: Passover’s ‘everydish’
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 08, 2018
It’s funny how the moment Purim reaches its conclusion, the switch to Pesach is immediate. Plans shift into high gear. Nonetheless, it’s probably too early to start...
Those goofy, photoshopped window cleaners
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 01, 2018
When I saw a photo circulating of a tall building with “window cleaners” in the form of superheroes hanging down, my interest was piqued. The caption described...
The 50-bullet lifetime quota
Tehilla R. GoldbergFeb 22, 2018
I’d rather be writing about the breathtaking Olympics or about baking scrumptious hamantaschan for Purim next week. Honestly, what do I have to add to the chorus of...
Maybe it takes some ego and hubris
Tehilla R. GoldbergFeb 15, 2018
I feel a mix of many emotions about the news coming from Israel that the police will recommend that Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu be indicted. With the...
The ‘Nazi’ Rorschach test
Tehilla R. GoldbergFeb 01, 2018
Is it just me, or has the use, or rather misuse, of the word “Nazi” and Nazi implications, or tampering in other ways with memory of the Holocaust, gone off the...
