MERRI UKRAINCIK

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    • 2012
      • The Winning Ticket
      • Keeping an Eye on the Storm
      • Everything Is Shrinking
      • Rounding Up
      • A Driving Lesson
      • Clearing House and Mind
      • If You Give a Girl a Checklist
      • Ice Cream for Dinner
      • A Band of Brothers
      • The End of a Ritual
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      • Please, May I Have a Do-Over?
      • Make Way For Ducklings
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New Jersey Jewish News – “Close to Home” Column

New Jersey Jewish News- “Close to Home” Column 

Finding Comfort in Narrow Spaces  August 2017
How to Count May 2017
Honored Guests at the Seder Table  March 2017
The Light Between Two Angels March 2017
Lives as a Tree   January 2017
That Kind of Year  December 2016
Lost and Found  December 2016
The Blessings of a House  October 2016
After Apple Picking  September 2016

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About Me

I’m a writer – essayist, blogger, freelancer, and
the Close to Home columnist at the New Jersey Jewish News. Thanks for joining me here, where I share my quirky yet kosher thoughts on life and the world, from the sacred to the everyday.
Drop me a note at: merriukraincikblog@gmail.com

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