For nearly twenty years I was a regular visitor to the Chabad House of Rabbi Binyomin Edery in Omori, Tokyo. Never in my wildest dreams,

Thank you for visiting my website. I’m in the process of updating and adding new features that introduce you to my twin worlds in Jerusalem

Since moving to Israel, I’ve been working toward completion of a memoir about my transformational marriage and family life in Japan. That was when I

I love books about inspirational women who stand up for themselves, who speak up even when living out of their comfort zone, half way around

Marriage go-betweens traditionally offered advice — not rubber stamping. I regret that I didn’t do more to ask for advice. Our Go-between was largely ceremonial

Yesterday I found it quite distressing the shedding of the leaves on this small lemon bush –a tragedy I thought. Today I see heaven’s hand in all

Since I’ve been in Japan more than half my life now–thirty years it will be this September–the New York City that I know comes with

What makes an epic memoir epic is the sad fact that people die. Here in my wedding photo the only man left is Akihiko in

I’m just six weeks into mourning the loss of my mother and my approach, at least so far, is to think of doing things that

My mother Adrianne Lebensbaum’s  lifelong habit of voracious reading gave weight to her astute comments about everything I’ve ever written. The Wagamama Bride’s progress —

AFWJ is the acronym for the Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese, of which I’m a member, even though – as the old Woody Allen joke