Text Messages from Mom
I woke up today to three new text messages from my mother. We buried her in April, but apparently not her phone.
“There’s a logical explanation,” says my husband, “Call your dad.”
“Why?”
“Maybe he found the phone and [Read More]
Welcome to my first Shavua Shorts post.
Shavua is the Hebrew word meaning ‘week’. This is where I’ll list my writing progress for the week and sometimes also what I’ve read and am reading, a picture, or link too.
Today, I also [Read More]
I’ve never experienced a year like this. I’ve experience grief before, but it’s different each time. There is no map.
According to the Jewish calendar (and the school calendar), it’s almost a new [Read More]
by Erica Lyons and Christina Matula,
Illustrated by Tracy Subisak
Quill Tree, 10 September 2024
Starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library [Read More]
Meet the Latkes, by Alan Silberberg, was an instantaneous hit in our home. Lucy Latke and her crazy potato latkes family won us all over completely (except our teen who doesn’t care). [Read More]
Maybe it’s because its finally spring here in Hong Kong or just because I’m feeling a bit nostalgic, but I pulled Flowers in Full Bloom from my bookshelf. It was one of my favorite childhood books and one of the [Read More]
I am completely gobsmacked by the sheer beauty and wisdom of Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester. The clarity of his language and the importance of his message stands [Read More]
The story of how and why Asian Jewish Life was founded is perhaps long overdue. Though I have recounted it numerous times, I have [Read More]
By: Karen Greenberg
Erica, where did you grow up and where do you live now?
I grew up in Edison, New Jersey and lived in the same house until I left for college. My parent had moved [Read More]
