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How I’m Learning to Slowly Let Go of My College Senior (Published in Grown and Flown)
Dropping my son off at college sucked, despite my preparation for this moment since he was 2-years-old and starting preschool. My son refused to enter the classroom and was physically removed from me as we both cried. He encored this ...
Penn State ZBT’s Menorah is Desecrated and We Need A Miracle (Published in the Times of Israel)
Early on November 30th, the large Menorah on Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity’s front lawn was torn down by vandals, carried away and then returned significantly damaged. This act of hatred and bigotry is being investigated by State College Police and ...
The Day I Became A Pittsburgher (Published in the Times of Israel)
We’ve been living in Pittsburgh for just over seven years, but I’m still quick to tell people I’m a transplant, in case they can’t tell by my New York mannerisms and accent. I often wonder if I truly feel like ...
University of Michigan Makes Matters Worse in Letter to Campus Community
By now most of us are well versed in the facts: University of Michigan’s Professor Cheney-Lippold promised a student a letter of recommendation to study abroad in Israel, and reneged a month later, citing UM’s policy to boycott Israel. He ...
What I Learned About Consent at a Rod Stewart Concert (Published in the Good Men Project)
This last week or so has been more triggering for me than the awful first few weeks of the #MeToo campaign when the magnitude of harassment and abuse hit home. A debate on a Facebook parenting site following a post ...
A Review of the Movie, “On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi” (Published in the Journal of Educational Gerontology)
While dating and contemplating the formula for finding the right life partner, documentarian Brandon Gross relied on two life-long experts, turning the camera on his beloved grandparents. After all, what better source for hands-on advice on the subject of everlasting ...
