Tag: Jewish

• What It Feels Like When Someone Wishes Me ‘Happy Hanukkah’

  I grew up in a conservative, Christian state where most people say Merry Christmas. And that’s fine. I usually say Happy Holidays. I never take offense to a greeting of the season, regardless of how it’s spoken. But something warm and precious emerges when someone wishes me Happy Hanukkah. Let me paint a picture for…

  Shari Lopatin

  December 12, 2017

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  cultural norms, culture, Hanukkah, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Holiday Season, Jewish, Judaism

• My Jewish Cat and the Art of Guilt

  When hungry, most cats drill their “servants” with shrilling meows, driving them into madness. Not my cat. Instead, he’s taken another route, skillfully learning the art of Jewish guilt. He doesn’t need to meow. In fact, he protests with complete silence, accompanied by “the look.” I first noticed Chance had acquired this divine power last…

  Shari Lopatin

  November 21, 2010

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