His Lens/My Pen #10: Row Your Boat

Martin saw this sweet little boat tethered behind a house on the canal in Venice, California. What caught my eye? Those caned backrests, such a hospitable adaptation for comfortable boating. I got to thinking about what it means to go rowing with someone.  I could...

Hours of Devotion

A few weeks back I shared with you a chance meeting I had with Dinah Berland. A poet and book editor, she serendipitously happened upon a book of women’s prayers (tkhines) written by Fanny Neuda (1819- 1894).  This book, Hours of Devotion, was the first Jewish...

On Air: Mom’s 10 Commandments of Health!

Lights! Camera! Action! And there I was on air talking with Fox 2’s Kam Carman about Mom’s 10 Commandments of Health.  A never-before-had experience but enjoyable just the same. In advance of Mother’s Day, Kam invited me on to talk about the...