Sarasota, FL – My husband, Steve, had a Shabbat birthday this year which prompts extra creativity on my part. Usually the Wednesday morning conversation leads to possible Shabbat plans. My response this time was “I got this.” During our 30 years of couplehood, we play who can top that. This birthday was no different. Erin, […]
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Shabbat Playlist #36 – Work & Play!
Boca Raton, FL – Back in 2008, our friends Gabi and Orna Klein, invited us along with Sam and Tali Schneider to the Asolo Rep Theater to the show Working, a Studs Terkel story with some new Lin-Manuel Miranda songs sprinkled in. After the thought-provoking show, we stopped at the Starbucks on University for a […]
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Shabbat Playlist #35 – Friends, Thrift Shops, Beauty and the Beast!
Ft. Atkinson, WI – Traveling always creates challenges for celebrating Shabbat. First, one doesn’t know if it is possible to have the props of Shabbat, and in this case, I wasn’t sure if Erin or members of the Beauty and Beast from the Fireside Theater cast were interested or intrigued by the moment. So I […]
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Shabbat Playlist #34 – An Internment, a Birthday, & Selfie Stick
We, Jews, do not bury or memorialize on the Sabbath, as it is a day of pause and rest, but luckily, we have the daytime prior to sundown to wrap up business. While Grandma Carol’s service took place at Temple Emanu-El on February 2, we had not officially laid her to rest until this day. […]
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Shabbat Playlist #33 – Chipotle, Shabbat Alive, & Art
Sarasota, FL – Preparing dinner on some Fridays can fall last on the list and today was that exception, but the beauty of Shabbat is that you simply observe it, not where you observe it. So, we needed a quick backup plan. Steve strongly suggested Chipotle. It’s one of Jake’s favorite, and I was outnumbered. So, […]
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Shabbat Playlist #32 – Dinner, a Movie, A Mezuzah, A Rabbi, A Garden, & a Bon Fire!
I love Shabbats because they always offer unknown adventures and conversations. This Shabbat was no exception. It began with my mom asking me to recite the shehecheyanu while I visited with her at dinner. Then, I met Steve at the Walgreen’s parking lot so we could ride together to Cinebistro to dine, wine and watch […]
Read MoreShabbat Playlist #30 – Between Life and Death
January 26, 2017- Sarasota, FL This Shabbat was unlike any others as we spent it around the table in the family room of Tidewell Hospice in Sarasota caring for my mother-in-law, Carol Weinberger. On last Sunday, my brother-in-law, Mitch, found his mom face down on her desk in her room at Heron’s East. She was […]
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Shabbat #28 – Ugly Food, Johnny Cash, & a Reunion
January 14, 2017 – Sarasota, FL Luckily, our long time friends, Kala and Ken Sheckler, had this Shabbat planned out for us as we all had tickets together to see The Million Dollar Quartet at Florida Studio Theater. Kala made dinner featuring stuffed cabbage, salad, and Caribbean sweet potatoes with beans. She shared with us the actual […]
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Shabbat Playlist #9 – The Bat-Mitzvah
August 26, 2016 – Temple Emanu-El, FL Ah, The Bat-Mitzvah – the moment a young lady becomes a daughter of the Torah; the next generation to carry the torch; the passing of traditions from mother to daughter. If you are orthodox, you disregard the moment. If you are conservative or reform, you embrace, celebrate, and […]
Read MoreShabbat Playlist #8 – Schneider Style
August 19, 2016 – Sarasota, FL The week was long. I wasn’t sure that I could really pull off a Shabbat dinner. Please understand that I am not complaining, but my caseloads can be emotional and I simply need a little help from my friends. So I called in the Shabbat originators. I texted Sam […]
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