At first I ignored Sandy
Tehilla R. GoldbergNov 01, 2012
AT first, when all the news stories began sending out word about preparation for Hurricane Sandy, I ignored it. Not because I was not in the path of the storm […]
Soup’s on
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 25, 2012
ITS that time of year again of copper leaves and a smoky fragrance in the air where swirling colors of streaky red, orange and yellow feels like you are enveloped...
Autumn love
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 18, 2012
The brilliant and vibrant autumn colors get me every time. One need not even mention the Colorado autumn traditions in the Rockies, such as the purple Maroon Bells or...
Rest in peace, seeker of peace
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 11, 2012
I MET Azriel Cohen when I was a freshman in college. He was the older cousin of one of my college roommates, Miriam. Back then, he was a clean cut […]
It’s all in the timing
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 04, 2012
I have always loved the rain. At night, the music of the soothing rhythmic tap tap of the rain it is the loveliest, gentlest lullaby there can be. Even […]
Thanksgiving on the train, Sukkot in the heart
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 27, 2012
WHEN I was a college student in New York City, I got a real education, from the experience of meeting new people from different walks of life and riding the […]
Yom Kippur, the circle of forgiveness
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 20, 2012
YOM Kippur, the gift of a day that comes to the Jewish people once a year. Every week there is Shabbat, a sacred pause to the week. But once a […]
Conversos, conversation, l’chayim in Jamaica
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 13, 2012
ROSH HASHANAHSECTION A JEWMAICA? Can it be? What do Jews and this famous resort country have in common? It all goes back to the familiar narrative of Jewish history. The...
Welcome to Jamaica
Tehilla R. GoldbergSep 06, 2012
BEFORE last week, the closest I ever came to Jamaica was standing on the concrete subway platform at the subway station in Jamaica, New York. The contrast could not have...
The cadence of Elul
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 23, 2012
WITH the sound of the shofar and the murmur of Psalm 27, the cadence of the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, has begun. I think that, spiritually
