Continue reading The Official First Day of Elul- but the second day of the new moon
I am going to date myself. (No, not that kind of date!)
I am going to share a few tidbits about my mom, Estelle Ackerman Kaplan whose birthday would be this coming Sunday were she were still alive.
Continue reading Estelle Ackerman Kaplan, A’H
Tonight begins a new moon. In my religion, that means it is a new month (called Rosh Chodesh), and this one is Elul. This particular new moon crosses two days. (Many are just a single day). The first day, (the one starting tonight) is the 25th anniversary of the death of my mom. This anniversary is called a Yahrzeit. The second day (Saturday night and Sunday) of the new moon of Elul is anniversary of my daughter’s bat mitzva.
Continue reading Rosh Chodesh. A Death.
My mother grew up in Brooklyn. A graduate of Tilden High School.
My mom was a popular gal in high school. She was part of a troika- two Shirleys and a Sylvia. (Sorry, I only know their married names, not their maiden names.) And, her father, Sol Kuchlik, had become a fairly successful dress designer and manufacturer when he returned from the World War (WW1), so my mom was clearly ensconced in middle class life.
Continue reading Tomorrow would be my mom’s birthday
Continue reading Rosh Chodesh Elul (this time it’s the First of Elul)
I was reading the Wall Street Journal today (note- this was a few weeks ago by now), and they were talking about a ‘new’ trend. Interior designers are choosing art that’s been created (or curated) for the home or a specific room. Which got me to thinking about my mom.
Continue reading Commissioned Art
Continue reading Rosh Chodesh Elul 2017
Continue reading Rosh Chodesh Elul
