From JuJu with Love

Beloved Wife and Matriarch

Tonight is my grandmother’s yahrzeit. After yesterday’s frightening events at my synagogue, I’m not even sure…

I don’t remember a time before Michigan football. I remember the sound of the band, the…

Apparently wind is the one souvenir every country gives me. Some people travel the world collecting…

Four years ago, I went to a Jewish travel singles dinner in Detroit. Nothing dramatic. No…

My grandfather was conceived in steerage class on a ship crossing the Atlantic, his parents fleeing…

Football, Friendship, and a Very Bad Hotel Choice In 2012, my beloved Michigan Wolverines were set…

Bundled up like Nanuk of the North Some mornings it’s just us. Fourteen degrees. Three fresh…

My grandpa Charlie was born in Chicago. When he was two years old, his mother left.…

I picked up a frame from the framer this week and carried it downstairs to hang…

Years ago, my parents traveled to Mexico — I think Acapulco — and my dad bought…