Esther is one of the few above-the-title stars of the Bible who happens to be a woman and she, more than many of the men whose names may be far more famous than hers, was a badass. Not only was she a badass, but her story isn’t covered in the stains of her personal pratfalls …
An American in Israel
On my flight back to America from Israel, a small brunette girl in a unicorn t-shirt put her plastic box of markers in the back pocket of the seat in front of her while she colored in her book. Though they weren’t actually markers, they were clear plastic pens in various hues of landscapes and …
This Little Light of Mine
Every year I’ve lived in New York, I’ve routinely spent my last December night in the city in the same way—in front of the Big Tree. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree serves as a holiday magnet to millions from all over the world and I am unashamedly one of them. The idea of this tree and …