by Debra Darvick | Jul 8, 2018 | Debra Darvick, Read the Spirit
HIGHLIGHTING DEBRA’S CREATIVITY—We have several fun ways for you to enjoy Debra Darvick’s creativity this week. First, please read our Cover Story about Debra’s book, We Are Jewish Faces, a colorful picture book of Jewish diversity. We are celebrating with Debra...
by Debra Darvick | Mar 30, 2015 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Uncategorized
Passover Seder ranks as every Jew’s number one most favorite, most highly attended, most fondly remembered, most eagerly anticipated of any holiday dinner of the year. OK, you’ll hear good-natured kvetching from the women who spend the weeks cleaning the...
by Debra Darvick | Mar 16, 2015 | Musings, Read the Spirit
Often when you hike in the state and national parks out west, signs are posted at the trailheads cautioning hikers not to “bust the crust.” The crust, called cryptobiotic soil, consists of soil cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses. The microscopic filaments...
by Debra Darvick | Sep 22, 2014 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Uncategorized
The restoration of a painting is as good a metaphor as any this time of year. Rosh Hashana begins Wednesday evening. We are in the waning days of the month of Elul, a time given over to introspection as Jews prepare not only for the New Year but for Yom...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 21, 2014 | Musings, Read the Spirit
Reading Ross Douthat’s essay, The Parent Trap, reminded me of another reason I liked the movie Chef so much. (Requisite spoiler alert here: I’m going to spill everything. If you haven’t seen it and plan to, close your computer and head to your local...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 13, 2014 | Bookshelf, Prayerlooms, Read the Spirit
Brother, courage comes and goes. Hold on for the next supply. Thomas Merton The first three years of my son’s life, I kept a daily journal. Unbelievable, right? Through diapers and colic, first teeth and first words, I made time to record the wonder of our...
