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A Letter of Love
A Letter of Love
In this world of instant gratification, instant marriages, instant divorces – in fact instant everything one can possibly imagine – here, right beside me, is proof that time is the ultimate test of love...
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The Blame Game
The Blame Game
The stress of the morning reached its crescendo, and I proceeded to lay down my royal flush of emotional cards in my epic battle to win the "blame game" with my husband...
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The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
I had signed up for J-date, the on-line Jewish dating service, and I was getting frustrated with the whole experience. From the music industry braggart with the purple Jaguar to the seventy-five year old who’d claimed to be fifty, the prospects were disappointing...
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A Single Cup of Tea
A Single Cup of Tea
A Portrait of Enduring Love
When I was able to finally meet my husband's grandparents who could not travel to the wedding, my entire outlook on the fragileness of love was challenged forever...
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Anniversary
Anniversary
After all these years, I may be less sensitive to your wants and wishes. My guard is down; my words and actions no longer reflect the nuances of care they once did. But you, too, don't give yourself as freely as in the olden days...
In Search of Maturity
In Search of Maturity
That moment made it clear to both of us: I'm committed to you, and you're committed to me, and an argument won't change things.
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The Two Dollar Date
The Two Dollar Date
All that matters is that for two whole hours, it's just the two of you. Alone. Together.
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A Match of Faith
A Match of Faith
No one knew how to tell me the news and so although I knew the truth in my heart, for those agonizing minutes I kept on hoping. Hoping that it was just an accident...
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Gordita
"Gordita"
Through trial and error, and now years of experience, I’ve come to realize that communicating is not about talking and “listening”; it’s about understanding.
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A Jewish Love Story
A Jewish Love Story
Neither parent seemed to notice the presence of their young daughter in the entranceway. I was only ten at the time, but my sensitive nature detected that the room was full of their love for each other...
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The Case of the Missing Etrog
The Case of the Missing Etrog
On the cosmic mitzvah scale there really is no difference if I make a blessing over my lulav-and-etrog set, or if that same set is used by a Jew on the streets of Brooklyn.... mitzvah = mitzvah, right?
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