The Frumanista

I noticed what a difference religion makes in the grieving process. Now I see what a different religion makes in . . . everything.  I ...

I was reading Safy-Hallan Farah's tale of driving when this line made me laugh:  " Like many immigrant daughters, I fear my m...

"The soul is a verb . . .  not a noun."— The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

I was reading an interesting article about the various animal horns that have been used for shofars. The author described the kudu horn, wh...

I was born feeling guilty. Is it a European thing, this constant burden of guilt? I should have. I could have. If I did, why did I?  My...

This was a usual scene following a date with Han:  I breezily floated through the door, thinking, "At least my makeup was on point....

I don't usually read interviews with drag queens , but sometimes one is desperate during breakfast and the magazine was lying there:  ...

1. Remember when I was gushing about TooYoungToTeach's book recommendation, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ? So Netf...

I grew up with something we adoringly referred to as "Shabbos Cake." Shabbos cake was a brownie, baked in a huuuuuuge pan, cut in...

One morning, I was off to the cleaners.  I hadn't had a very restful night. I had a vivid dream about Ma, and after awaking in the ...