Two weeks ago I lost a very special friend. Hundreds of people thought of her as their special friend as well — I should say relative because, Selma Weber was known as Aunt Selly to all who knew her. more

Being it’s after Thanksgiving as I write this article, and after a huge delicious Shabbat lunch at the Rothenbergs and an amazing night of non-stop eating on Sunday night at the Berg-Coplin … more

Normally, with baseball season starting yesterday, I would be writing about my beloved team, the Atlanta Braves. In the past, when the season started, I was proud, excited and psyched to cheer them … more

Each year, during the nine days, I always marvel at the amount of people waiting on line at the kosher dairy restaurants around town. more

Judy is off on a cruise, so we’re rerunning a “best of” column from a few years back when she didn’t get away. It’s the last week in January and I’m here in New … more

Pesach. Ahhh, so many memories. I loved helping my mom clean the house, line the cabinets with shelving paper and the counters with contact paper (I’ll have you know there was not one … more

While on line in the supermarket this week, there was an adorable little girl and her mom. The mom was testing her daughter on the spelling for that week’s test.  The memories started … more

The DMV is something of a cliché. DMV jokes are so numerous, that the government has actually changed the name in various states. The list of jokes have gotten so long it’s actually longer than the actual lines at the DMV. So, needless to say, I wasn’t happy when I had to go to the DMV to renew my registration, which came about in a humorous way. more

Seriously, how is possible that it’s almost Thanksgiving. Wasn’t it just Sukkot, didn’t we just put away our sukkah? Oh, wait, no, we didn’t. My husband Jerry and his son … more

Judy is on vacation this week — she’ll be back next week with a fresh menu of tales from her cruise. Meanwhile, we’re rerunning last year’s Super Bowl column, in which her … more