My cherished friend Mrs. Weissbrot
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 18, 2018
Two years ago as Holocaust Memorial Day approached, Mrs. Riva (Regina) Weissbrot and I agreed that I would highlight a bit of her story. Then she fell ill. Once she...
Locked in, locked out
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 04, 2018
When I departed NYC for Denver, before Rosh Hashana, neighbors and close friends of mine in my strongly Jewish building asked if they could put up a Rosh Hashana guest...
The rest — to the freezer
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 27, 2018
As the trees begin to change colors, a special fruit is just ripening in late summer and early fall. Plums. This particular autumn plum is known by so many descriptions:...
A body, a nation, pierced
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 20, 2018
There are turning points in life, and the murder of Ari Fuld, in the junctures of my life, is one of them. Tens of thousands of hearts around the world were breaking as...
Astonishing stories of return
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 13, 2018
As we approach this Shabbat Shuva, the Sabbath that falls between the “inscribing” of Rosh Hashanah and the “sealing” of Yom Kippur, teshuva, loosely translated...
Eulogy for a little bird
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 06, 2018
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5779 SECTION D PAGE 19 With the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur season upon us, it is that time of year when the central philosophical question —...
To repair with gold
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 30, 2018
For a while now, I’ve been intrigued by Japanese culture. It was at a Thanksgiving dinner where I was a guest a number of years ago when somehow the conversation...
Elul alchemy
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 23, 2018
I wasn’t ready for it. I opened Facebook and began reading a friend’s status that appeared on my screen: “As I do every Fall, I double checked the emergency box...
Dear Mr. Lauder
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 16, 2018
This past Monday, The New York Times ran an opinion piece penned by the honorable Mr. Ronald Lauder, chairman of World Jewish Congress. Mr. Lauder is known for his...
Honorary grandfather of Colorado sports
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 09, 2018
Looking back, like into the frame of a photo from long ago, I wish I had noticed what Jerry Mellman was like in the moments he was photographing sports players in...
