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Merri Ukraincik

New Jersey Jewish News – “Close to Home” Column

New Jersey Jewish News- “Close to Home” Column 

2019 Columns
While Jerusalem Waits for Us  August
A Bird in the Hand July
The Power of One  June
A Lesson in Gratitude  May
Walking Humbly from Purim to Pesach  April
Keeping an Eye on a Purim Tradition 
March
When a Ritual Comes to an End  February
The Power of a Pint  January

2018 Columns
By the Light of the Silvery Moon  December
When a Moment in Time Changes Everything  December
How To Flex Your Heart Muscle  October
Mind the Gap (Year)  September
Plumbing the Depths of a Flood  August
A Recipe for a Meaningful Life  July
List-Making for Life  June
Laughing at Myself in Hebrew  May
That First Taste of Challah after Passover April
Pesach Is Coming to Our HouseMarch
Are You Happy?  February
Marking Time with Books January

2017 Columns
Let It Rain December
Keeping the Light On December
The Wondrous Silence of Cheshvan November
Suburban Encounters on the Eve of the New Year September
House of Life  September
Finding Comfort in Narrow Spaces August 
How to Count May
Honored Guests at the Seder Table  March
The Light Between Two Angels March
Our Lives as a Tree   January

2016 Columns
That Kind of Year  December
Lost and Found  December
The Blessings of a House  October
After Apple Picking  September

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