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So last year, I was invited to be on a panel at an event celebrating the 35th anniversary of MOMENT MAGAZINE. It was a real honor to be on the dais with such luminaries as Bob Mankoff, Kenneth Feinberg, Robert Seigel, Judea Pearl and Stephen Trachtenberg.
The moderator was Moment's terrific editor Nadine Epstein. And yeah, I was the only girl on the panel.
Geez.
For some reason, Moment posted this... Read more of this blog post »
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The Red Tent
— published 1997 — 45 editions |
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Day After Night
— published 2009 — 16 editions |
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The Last Days of Dogtown
— published 2005 — 23 editions |
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Good Harbor
— published 1980 — 17 editions |
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Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends
— published 1997 — 5 editions |
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New Jewish Wedding, Revised
— published 1985 — 7 editions |
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Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families
by Anita Diamant, Howard Cooper — published 1991 — 9 editions |
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Pitching My Tent: On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith
— published 2003 — 12 editions |
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Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew
— published 1998 — 6 editions |
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How to Be a Jewish Parent: A Practical Handbook for Family Life
by Anita Diamant, Karen Kushner — published 2000 — 7 editions |
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October 2009,
Anita Diamant
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? AD: Friend-filled, creative, busy, well-fed, healthy, bookish,talky, blessed. SS: What is your motto or maxim? AD: Cultivate cheerfulness... and gratitude. What Readers want to know..." ...More
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? AD: Friend-filled, creative, busy, well-fed, healthy, bookish,talky, blessed. SS: What is your motto or maxim? AD: Cultivate cheerfulness... and gratitude. What Readers want to know..." ...More
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“If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.”
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
“The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.”
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
“I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.”
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
― Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
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