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Announcing: Nakshone Yair

Posted on July 30, 2013 by lisakwinkler

Today our new grandson received his name. His older brother Uri  may still call him “baby brudder”  but we’ll call him Nakshone. Our son and daughter-in-law adapted the name from the Hebrew Nachshon,  meaning a daring or dashing person, and … Continue reading →

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Fasting & Tisha B’Av

Posted on July 16, 2013 by lisakwinkler

My daughter-in-law Karen sent me this photo early this morning- with this caption: Crab walk with abba—Going to be a LONG fast for abba with all this exercise ha ha” Abba is Hebrew for father, which my grandchildren call their … Continue reading →

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Tangerine Tango Taste #5: Finding Faith

Posted on December 17, 2012 by lisakwinkler

This is the last glimpse of Tangerine Tango! I hope your curiosity is piqued and you’ve ordered a  few copies! It’s healthy, like tangerines, sweet and sour like many citrus fruits, and proceeds are going to charity! This week I … Continue reading →

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A Third Birthday & A Haircut: Upsherin!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by lisakwinkler

Today is our eldest grandson’s third birthday. I remember when he was born three years ago; we’d just sat down in a local theater to see a Shakespeare play. I was about to turn off my phone and noticed I’d … Continue reading →

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Announcing: Tangerine Tango: Women Writers Share Slices of Life

Posted on October 1, 2012 by lisakwinkler

What’s Tangerine Tango? After publishing my first book, On the Trail of the Ancestors: A Black Cowboy’s Ride Across America,  I was asked what my next book was about. I didn’t have one! Though I was looking for ideas. When … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on April 18, 2012 by lisakwinkler

It’s Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, created by the state of Israel to remember the Holocaust and the six million Jews who perished. It falls on the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. For the remaining survivors, I’m sure they … Continue reading →

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Remembering Blue Laws: A Barmaid’s Arrest

Posted on April 6, 2012 by lisakwinkler

It’s Good Friday. Other than knowing that it ushered in Easter when I attended sunrise sermons and brunches with friends, I hadn’t given much thought to the day.  (See Ash Wednesday post) Until I worked as a reporter for The … Continue reading →

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Wanting Wednesday’s Ashes: When I Wished I was Catholic

Posted on February 22, 2012 by lisakwinkler

Today is Ash Wednesday. I know this because I see people’s foreheads smeared with what my Grandfather Abie called schmutz, or dirt. As in, “wipe the schmutz off your face.” As a kid, I wanted to be Catholic. All my … Continue reading →

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Balancing Beliefs: From Yiddishkeit to Orthodoxy

Posted on October 5, 2011 by lisakwinkler

There’s an old joke about Jewish holidays: “They tried to kill us. We survived. Now let’s eat!” That sort of sums up my relationship with Judaism growing up.  My family, culturally connected yet spiritually secular, gathered at my grandparents’ farmhouse … Continue reading →

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