Thank you for hosting the Fall Writing Frenzy contest, Kaitlyn Lean Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis. Also, thank you to the special guest judge, Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and all the generous prize donors! […]
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You’re a writer the minute you say you are. Nobody gives you a diploma. You have to prove it, at least to yourself. — J. R. Moehringer If you’re like me, you probably make yourself a writing schedule and do what you can to stick to that schedule. After all, as Moehringer’s quote says, it’s
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Sweetness drops From your lips, O bride; Honey and milk are under your tongue; And the scent of your robes is like the scent of Lebanon. — SONG OF SONGS – 4:11 Solomon describes the Torah as sweet as honey and milk. On the holiday of Shavuot, we eat dairy foods, reminding us of the
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What can we learn from Vashti? In honor of Purim this year, I’d like to take a moment to discuss the book of Esther. However, rather than focusing on Esther, the protagonist, I’d like to think about one of the story’s antagonists, Vashti. In many of the Purim plays I’ve seen and directed,
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