Elissa Caterfino Mandel is a freelance writer, college counselor and essay advisor. Find out more at ElissaCaterfinoMandel.com.
Elissa Caterfino Mandel
By Elissa Caterfino Mandel
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First Person Our Passover: Why this night is different from all others
How non-observant Jews passed on their love of Jewish traditions to their daughter and half-Jewish grandsons
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Community A wave from the window
Last week, Sherri, the “escapades-to-go” coordinator from my parents’ assisted-living facility, emailed to ask if our family would like to be part of a “get out of the car and wave to the window” event. To me, waving to my parents through a window did not sound like much of an escapade, but given that…
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