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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Oct 12, 2011
- 2 min
Remembering Matthew Shepard & What Divides Us: Everday Magic, Day 424
There are many people tortured, even killed, just because they are who they are, and while I don’t mean to lift up Shepard above all...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Oct 11, 2011
- 2 min
In Praise of White Fish: Everday Magic, Day 423
The past is blurry, but you can see that I was happier holding the white fish than sitting on the cement turtle Last night I sat around a...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Oct 7, 2011
- 2 min
Time To Repent, Reflect & Reconvene: Everyday Magic, Day 422
Yom Kippur begins at sundown, the biggest holiday (not counting regular old shabbat, which counts as the biggest regular old holiday) of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Sep 27, 2011
- 2 min
Raising Money From My Own Front Porch: Everyday Magic, Day 417
Always loved to be on the road even if it was just bumper cars at Coney Island As many of you know, it’s been a long and dark road for...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Sep 21, 2011
- 1 min
Little Delights for the Not-So-Easily Discouraged: Everyday Magic, Day 415
I'm always keeping my eye out for little delights: whimsy on the hoof, strange magic, unusual appearances and surprising juxtapositions...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Sep 11, 2011
- 1 min
Ten Years Ago: A Poem for 9-11: Everyday Magic, Day 408
I wrote this poem for “From Fear to Hope: Commemorating 9-11,” an interfaith event at the Dole Institute of Politics, where I read it...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 28, 2011
- 2 min
How Much Love We Can Show Together, From Kansas To Norway: Everyday Magic, Day 378
When bad things happen -- whether at the personal, community, state, national or world level -- how we rise up again comes down to coming...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 18, 2011
- 2 min
Remembering How NFTY Saved My Life: Everyday Magic, Day 369
NFTY — the National Federation of Temple Youth — was the national organization that helped fuel youth groups of reform Jewish synagogues,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 16, 2011
- 2 min
The Moment It Happened: A Poem For Keeping SRS Open In Lawrence: Everyday Magic, Day 368
Later she would say it was a miracle. Afterward he would tell friends it happened just in time. Someone answered the phone. Someone took...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jan 1, 2011
- 2 min
When Kelley Hunt Sings: Everyday Magic, Day 167
Last night, once again, I was transported along with many others on and around the dance floor when Kelley Hunt and her band brought us...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Feb 16, 2008
- 6 min
The Best Pie-Maker in the World: Remembering My Dear Friend Weedle
When Paul called my little cell phone that evening, I was immediately taken by the very still tone in his voice.“I’m afraid I have some...
