Dear Ukrainian Cousins

Dear Ukrainian Cousins

Until last month I didn’t know you existed. I didn’t think there were Jews in Ukraine. Well, maybe a few. Old, visibly Orthodox, living a 21st century version of the lives my grandparents left over 100 years ago. That changed the day Russia invaded, when I...
Going to a Tea Party

Going to a Tea Party

As we sat outside the Oakley Community Center, the first decision was whether or not to use our real names. My two companions leaned toward ‘no’ but I was a firm ‘yes.’ It wasn’t a moral decision. I was pretty sure I’d see a...