While our TVs are full of the terror going on in Afghanistan and the earthquake in Haiti, last week we became intimately aware of the challenge to the Jewish community in Cuba. About seven years ago, 28 members of the Savannah community travelled to Cuba. During that time we met with Wil…
Every afternoon after school, my son Micah and I walk down our long driveway to get the mail. Once a month, he opens the mailbox, sees the large white envelope with the blue sprinkled flap and says, “My book is here!” He is so excited to rip open that package and see what new book we wi…
Children went back to (public) school this week; others will be returning next week.
The heat hasn’t relented and the JEA pool is an oasis for many of us.
Shalom School is beginning their new term.
Preparations for the High Holidays have begun with kitchens around town preparing for the…
Yesterday a group of children and staff at the JEA tested COVID positive. Just writing the words is jarring.
Once we were informed about the infections we did everything we could to share the information with all our camp families. We emailed and texted each and every family to make sure th…
On Tuesday, I went to my mail box (yes, we still do get mail through the USPS) to find a small stack of letters and solicitations. There were two credit card applications (immediately went to the “circular file”), a free “Federation” pen (you know, the one with our name and address…
