UPDATE:  Thanks everyone who participated in the sale/fundraiser.  We raised almost $450.00 for Hadassah today!!! __________________________________________________ In my own life, I have never known times as troubling as these.  One of the best ways I cope is by giving to causes I believe in.  Hadassah is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the world.  They have created Hadassah Hospital, which…

I became an artist because of the deep injustices in the systems of the world towards those who are deemed “other..”  In fact my first mezuzot were a testament to the suffering of my grandparents during the Holocaust.  Before the incident with George Floyd, but in the recent rise of racist and anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. my father and…

As a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I have never had the luxury of feeling that racial justice in America existed. Growing up in diverse Los Angeles, I have always had friends of all backgrounds and colors. Even though I feel continually outraged by the institutionalized racism in this country that exists– I know I benefit from white privilege. The first…

These are sad times indeed.    I am so fortunate to be alive and able to work from home right now.  I really want to give to people less fortunate than me.  I believe that if I (along with all of humanity) gives in the way they are able— there will be balance in the world.  In Judaism, this concept…

Dear Friends, Family, Neighbors, Customers, Clients and Colleagues, It’s times like these when I focus on the unique opportunities that I am afforded by having time at home. (If home is not a safe place for you, please click here.)  This post is dedicated to ways that you can help yourself and help others during the quarantine.   Although I…