A Memory Journey

Faith & Traditions

Faith here is less a doctrine than a rhythm: candles, a table, a week set down gently. Follow the traditions that returned every Friday, whatever else the year had done.

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Places & things

The world these memories move through — each one opens onto everywhere else it appears.

The memories

In the order they happened — walk them slowly.

  1. July 31, 2026

    Following the Trail Harlan Left Us

    Six months ago, we shared a Shabbat Shalom post about the Yaffe family tree and opened it with three simple words: Six…

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  2. August 21, 2026

    When One Voice Is Missing

    If the books of our lives were organized according to the Dewey Decimal System, an entire section of the Yaffe family…

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  3. August 28, 2026

    Dad’s Bass Voice to Barbra Streisand to Phish

    Avinu Malkeinu.

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  4. September 11, 2026

    The Bigger Walk

    Issue 391 — Friday, September 11, 2026 Issue 391 — Friday, September 11, 2026 When Harlan and I were young, one of our…

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  5. September 25, 2026

    Shofart

    Did your family play Shofart?

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  6. October 2, 2026

    The Pitom

    When Harlan and I were young, we did not fully understand that we were celebrating Sukkot.

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Photographs

Faces from these memories. Open one to step into the full gallery.