Nancy Brenner
By Nancy Brenner
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Opinion A Tasty Piece of History Is Sold
My childhood bakery, Gertel’s, is closing this Friday. I feel like crying. The blog rumors have been flying for over a year. The building was sold. Walking past it was like visiting a terminally ill patient in a hospice; each week was possibly its last. The Hester Street store, a Lower East Side fixture for…
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Opinion Diary of An Office Rabbi
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, the number of questions regarding my religion intensify and increase. No, I’m not ordained, nor studying theology, but at work, I’m often consulted as the “Office Rabbi.” Since I’m “out” at work about my religion, I’m regularly queried by Jews and non-Jews alike. It’s part of the new diversity openness in…
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