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When Youth Retreats to Sweet Memories
March 19, 2009 - Mara Sokolsky

As I round the corner to our kitchen, I come face to face with a large photo showing me and Sam clowning around near Lincoln Center. The two of us are beaming right off the page.

What Makes Purim Such a Captivating Holiday?
March 5, 2009 - Mara Sokolsky

Purim is approaching; let the merriment begin!

For Jews, Travel Shifts With the Generations
February 12, 2009 - Mara Sokolsky

Jews in Yiddish-speaking lands didn't cross borders; they stole them. Slipping across a country's boundaries was known as ganvenen dem grenetz/stealing the border. Ganvenen has the same root as ganif, or "thief." It's an interesting linguistic window into how fraught with danger moving from place to place could be.

Cultivating Passion, Then Tending It Well
January 29, 2009 - Mara Sokolsky

I got married in 1984, so our upcoming anniversary is that notable 25-year mark.

How Best to Sort Out Lifetime of Possessions
January 15, 2009 - Mara Sokolsky

The week between Christmas and New Year's Day found my husband and me nursing aching calves and sore backs. The effects of rambunctious sledding? Daredevil skiing in the mountains of New Hampshire? Not this time.

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