Self-Portrait of the Author
Today September 28th is an anniversary. Today marks completion of 29 always surreal years in Japan. I’ve now lived here more than half of my life but
Today September 28th is an anniversary. Today marks completion of 29 always surreal years in Japan. I’ve now lived here more than half of my life but
Yesterday was a “red number” day on the Japanese calendar – the national holiday Keiro no Hi, Respect for the Aged Day. Here in this excerpt from
Excerpt from The Wagamama Bride, a memoir in progress… I was at Akahigedo getting treatment from a Chinese psychic who used an unusual technique
The nakodo, the go-between, was so essential to the success of a Japanese wedding that even in the early 1990s, when Aki and I tied
When you fall in love, asking your future husband what kind of a funeral he would want for himself is probably not the first thing
There is one main bridge to Orthodoxy – whether you live in Tokyo, Mumbai or Sydney – and its name is….Chabad. Today I was interviewed
The pool area at the JCC in Hiroo has been reincarnated as a wooden deck. Excerpt from The Wagamama Bride, a memoir in progress… From
Funny, but being in Japan I forget I’m in Asia, and therefore connected to the thousands of other Jews who make their lives on this
Macrobiotics is Great for Anyone But is it great for everyone? No, not really, especially if you don’t have interest in denying yourself the pleasures of eating
Can a Jewish girl from New York ever strive to become as Japanese as the daughter-in-law your husband’s parents always expected? “Of course not! Hiroko
In 1991, the year I tied the knot with Aki in Tokyo, there were few options for a Jewish bride and a Japanese groom other than to discuss
My inlaws and I found the connection instantly, something to talk about that we were both passionate about. This was about the way we feel about art–a
Coming Home Far From Home,