Diana Shaw Clark is a writer and activist in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Forward Association.
Diana Shaw Clark
By Diana Shaw Clark
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Recipes Falafel and gnocchi recipes via slideshow nurture my daughter long-distance
I’m in quarantine in Massachusetts. My daughter, 21, is locked down in London. I have nourished her though illness, grief, anxiety over exams, boys and college essays. She’s had little distress in her life that hasn’t been soothed by shakshuka, sweet potatoes, or scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. But now, when her need for comfort…
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Life Even Secular Tel Aviv Shuts Down For Shabbat. It’s A Powerful Antidote To Consumerism.
There are days when it’s possible to feel that Tel Aviv is just any city anywhere in the world. There are quarters that feel like Paris, and one part of town that reminds me of Milan. But not on Fridays, Tel Aviv becomes less sophisticated urban scene and more a demolition derby. Picture the rush…
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Life The Answer To A Mid-Life Crisis? Hebrew Class In Tel Aviv.
This is the first installment of a series of essays written by Diana Shaw Clark. There are five of us at the table, taking turns asking one another “Are you busy today?” in a guttural language that puts my tongue in a twist. I sound as if I’m clearing my throat to expectorate. I know…
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Food Behind A Secret Door In Tel Aviv, A Vintage-Style Restaurant Gem
I’m not asking for your sympathy, but I do want you to understand that being a restaurant reviewer in Tel Aviv is not all sunshine and salads. Take the night I was supposed to review Cordero in Tel Aviv’s swank Neve Tsedek district. It was a dark and stormy night, of the kind the Israeli…
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Food A Luxury Seafood Chef Turns Kosher – In The Heart Of Tel Aviv
I have never kept kosher and, to be honest, have no intention of ever doing so. This is not a judgment on anyone’s way of life or a confession of my own shortcomings when it comes to reverence for Scripture — it just means I’m the perfect person to review NOMI, a newly opened kosher…
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Community Do We Really Want Our Jewish Daughters To Behave Like The Matriarchs?
As parents of young Jewish children, we’re taught to pray on Shabbat that our daughters be like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. It’s never occurred to me to question how literal we’re meant to be. I can’t say I’d wish the fate of any of our Matriarchs on the young women in my life, much…
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Life Twitter Debilitated Me. Here’s Why You Should Quit.
On July 15th, 2017, I went off Twitter. I closed my account and waited for the digital tremens to hit me. As it happened, my bout was brief; I picked up my phone with intent, the way 25 years ago, having sworn off smoking, I’d rummaged around for a stale pack of cigarettes. But now…
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