by Debra Darvick | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest frustrations many creatives have is not the creating but getting the work out there. Vincent had his brother Theo. Matisse had the Cone sisters. Michaelangelo had Pope Julius or so Wiki tells me. For the rest of us, there are things we do great and...
by Debra Darvick | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was somewhat ambivalent about “going public” with this essay. I didn’t want to put my Jewish community in a negative light or leave even one of my fellow Jews open to criticism or judgment. Another part of me figured that if Jews were struggling with how Covid-19 is...
by Debra Darvick | Mar 27, 2020 | Musings
Pesach 5780 Why is this night different from all other nights? On all other nights guests wedge themselves around dining tables, seated thigh to thigh like rush-hour subway riders. On this night we Zoom. On all other nights sideboards and tables muster muscles...
by Debra Darvick | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Pagrates!” Olivia said at Rosh Hashanah dinner earlier this month. “Pagrates!” Today’s twenty month olds have sophisticated palates. Pomegranates are a staple at such holiday dinners, their seeds symbolic of our hopes for abundance in the new year. This deep...
by Debra Darvick | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
During any worship service, Jews do a lot of standing. There’s the Amidah, “the standing prayer” at the core of each service. We stand when doors of the Holy Ark containing our Torah scrolls are opened. We stand to recite the Kaddish (a memorial prayer.) We stand for...
