Reflections
People of the Book(s)
Amy LedermanDec 03, 2009
IN 1965, when I was just 11 years old, I bought my very first Bible. Not the Jewish kind, the one my friends made fun of because it opened backwards, […]
Is there an doctor in the house?
Amy LedermanOct 29, 2009
THE current debate over health care reform is more than a bit disconcerting. The constant barrage of media coverage and political mud-slinging has given me chronic...
When the going gets tough, the tough give
Amy LedermanOct 08, 2009
I THINK I may have hit a new low last week. It felt as if I were channeling my parents as I heard myself complaining about how I miss the […]
Annual performance review of the soul
Amy LedermanSep 18, 2009
HOW many times have you been on a car trip with a small child and a squeaky, somewhat irritable voice emerges from the back seat only to ask: Are we […]
Second guessing can hurt us
Amy LedermanAug 13, 2009
MY friend Kate has turned second guessing into an art form. In less time than it takes to say Mexican food, she can change her mind three times about where
Talking to your parents about death
Amy LedermanJun 18, 2009
I count myself amongst the most fortunate of Fifty Somethings because both of my parents are still alive. Sometimes this weighs heavily on me, like when my mother...
Is Judaism green?
Amy LedermanMay 21, 2009
I entered the classroom, where more than 30 Jewish adults who had been studying together for the past semester buzzed in conversation. I began class by asking my...
The Jewish response to illness
Amy LedermanApr 23, 2009
I remember it as if it were yesterday. My beautiful 16 year-old daughter Lauren, dancing just the night before, lay motionless in a hospital bed in pain. A poet at...
Next year in Jerusalem
Amy LedermanApr 02, 2009
Passover in Israel is a magical time of year. The winter rains and chilly air are replaced by a flurry of activity and sense of renewal that is unequal to […]
Running to catch up with myself
Amy LedermanMar 12, 2009
I’ve been running most of my life to catch up with myself. Whether it’s paying bills, putting away laundry or finishing a story, I run through the day...
