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Ah Spring

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Judy Labensohn

One of the best ways to get back to writing is spending 2-6 hours roaming the internet reading stupid short articles about Melania and Baron and looking at pictures of Michelle O. when she was in high school and then … Continue reading →

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New Post, New Life

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Judy Labensohn

I can’t believe I haven’t written a blog post since  October 2016. What Happened? Where have I been? My writing mind was tied up getting used to a new apartment.  There were days when I contemplated stopping to write altogether. … Continue reading →

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Some Commentary from a Common Hairdresser

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Judy Labensohn

You can repeat a verse from the liturgy for years without understanding it. This was my relationship to  v’tahair libenu וטהר לבנו, purify our hearts. What does this mean, I asked myself in the sanctuary on the first day of … Continue reading →

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Letter from Home

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Judy Labensohn

That’s a joke. Home is an ongoing, changing environment. After 11 ½ months in one apartment on Feivel in Tel Aviv, we are moving to another apartment three blocks away on Be’eri, named after Berl Katzenelson. This will be my … Continue reading →

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Goal

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Judy Labensohn

I’ve joined a co-housing group and through a democratic process was elected Chair of the Site & Design Committee. This position forces me to talk to real estate agents, architects, developers, and lawyers as we search for a site to … Continue reading →

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Behind “The Chair,” or Why I Am Learning Hairdressing

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Judy Labensohn

In mid-June 2015 after thirty years of grieving and mourning and completing the latest version of a grief memoir, I wanted to do something superficial and light, so I signed up for a course in hairdressing. During the last four … Continue reading →

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To Be Terrorized

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Judy Labensohn

The bike was lightweight, low, one speed, no gears, one foot brake, one hand brake, nothing to master except balance and fear. It was love at first site. I had wanted a simple bike that would keep me upright, close … Continue reading →

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Thoughts in Honor of Berthold Feivel’s 140th

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Judy Labensohn

Greetings to all my loyal readers from the city that never sleeps, the white city, the crowded city, the rectangular city, the hot city – Tel Aviv. More specifically, greetings from one-way Rehov Feivel. That’s Baruch, (Berthold) Feivel, writer, poet, … Continue reading →

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Into the Land of Flip Flops and Tank Tops

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Judy Labensohn

I’ve finished the memoir I’ve been working on intensively over the past three years and less intensively over the past thirty-three, but I’m still playing  with titles. I’m up to thirty-three possible titles, one for each year. My goal is … Continue reading →

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The Writer Kvetches about Place

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Judy Labensohn

I am a city mouse living the life of a country mouse. David and I live in Beit Zayit, a moshav west of Jerusalem. This place was our compromise because David does not like cities and I did not want … Continue reading →

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