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Rethinking Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Gail F. Nalven

Memorial Day. I’ve always heard that it was the unofficial opening of summer. As much as the media talks about the beaches–open? closed? – in my memory, New York City rarely has summertime weather at the end of May. This … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Torah — Shabbat Zachor: Remembering, Zippori and Beyond

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Gail F. Nalven

I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.  — Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel was right.  We Jews are big on remembering. We … Continue reading →

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