Author Archives: Rabbi Sandra Cohen

“If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.”  I don’t know who first said this (Google suggested Robin Williams, but it is unclear; what I loved about the Google response was the 5 or more pages of options claiming to EXPLAIN this phrase.).  But, as a daughter, a mother, and someone who has been inContinue reading “Mom and Me”

A few years ago, we had a friend of mine, and her family, over for Shabbos dinner.  She was a friend from my book group, not Jewish, and over dinner, she casually remarked that she had often read quotations from the Talmud that were interesting, inspiring, thought-provoking.  Did I have a Talmud? she asked.  Yes,Continue reading “It’s Been 18 Years”