This has been one week where I was grateful that I chose not to Install cable when I moved a year ago and stick to getting my news online. Otherwise, like so many others I would have a hard time not re-watching the tragedies of this past week. Growing up in Israel, terrorist attacks are sadly not foreign to me. I can tell you that having a lot of exposure and personal experience, do not make events like we have all experienced this past week any easier. It pains me every time I find out someone I know has been…
What Do You Tell Yourself? What Do You Tell Your Daughter?
When I was a young girl, nothing annoyed me more than being told I could not do something because I was a girl. I remember, as if it was yesterday,that after giving my Bat Mitzvah speech, my aunt came up to me and said “ You spoke so beautifully and intelligently, just like a boy.” I was furious. To me, this was not a compliment! I now know that she meant well and, to her, this was a genuine compliment and expression of love. In the last couple of years, we have seen more and more ad campaigns attempting to…