Nancy Kalikow Maxwell


House-Hunting in Florida Suburbia Turns Into Great Mezuzah Trek

By Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

House-Hunting in Florida Suburbia Turns Into Great Mezuzah Trek
Seeking a Jewish community in Florida, a retiree finds that mezuzas on the doorpost aren’t always the best way of identifying a haimish home.Read More


A Lonely Jew at Catholic School

By Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

A Lonely Jew at Catholic School
‘Let us pray” often opens funerals and weddings, but budget meetings? When you work at a Catholic college, you come to expect getting blessed without sneezing and praying before committee meetings.Read More


A Class of Their Own

By Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

A Class of Their Own
In bold letters, I write the word nakhes on the board. “How’s it pronounced again?” asks one of the five male students in the class. I say the word again, emphasizing the guttural sound in the middle of it. “Now you try it.”Read More







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