Bubbe Wisdom - Unraveling the threads of life. A blog by Louise Silk.
Watergate Revisited by LouiseSilkOne day when my son was around sixteen (He’s in his thirties now), while working in my studio side-by-side as was our custom back then asked, “So, what is Watergate anyway?” Where to begin? ...
The Secret of Light Matzah Balls by LouiseSilkThere are lots of opinions flying around about Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy, but in the end, this is another one of those medical actions that are rightly decided ...
Up To the Top Of the Mountain-Again by LouiseSilk22 years ago, Judith Plaskow published “Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism From a Feminist Perspective.” The influential feminist critique proved that Jewish history including the Torah must be ...
Being Special by LouiseSilkThis past Saturday I cheered my daughter onto the win of two gold medals and a bronze at the Western Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games . She is one of 450 athletes to compete in track ...
Delaware Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage by LouiseSilkMaya: “I like Linsey’s last name better than mine.” Bubbe: “You could marry her and then you could change your last name to her last name.” Maya: “That’s not legal in Michigan.” The Delaw...
FOR JERUSALEM by LouiseSilkAs published by Elie Wiesel in The International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal on April 16, 2010 and in The New York Times on April 18, 2010: It was inevit...
Food Trucks by LouiseSilkI had the good fortune to be in Boston on Saturday for a wedding when there was also A Throwdown of Epic Proportions between the Boston vs. NYC Food Trucks happening right outside of my hotel. 18 f...
Life On Life’s Terms by LouiseSilk“The role of literature is to illuminate, to strengthen, to explain why some aspect of life is moving or beautiful or terrible or sad." Andrew Solomon I was first introduced to Andrew S...
One of the Secrets of Happy Families: Tell Bubbemeises by LouiseSilkHappiness is not ready-made. It comes from you own actions. Dalai Lama I am spending the week with my son and his family in Ann Arbor. It is filled with change: new job and a marathon fo...