We went up to Santa Rosa last weekend. I was giving a talk about the CJM at synagogue Shomrei Torah, for their Friday night service. It was great. The shul's new and beautiful. We stayed the night at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Sonoma County Airport then went to the Charles M Schultz on the way home -- first time I'd been. Lil E really didn't know Peanuts and it was sweet to watch Karen explain it to him, like it was part of now inactive cultural history. A lot started with Peanuts, and it was interesting to see it all in that context.
Dear Friends and Family, On the brink of the new year on December 31, 2019 we stood at the foot of Kehinde Wiley's brand new monumental equestrian sculpture in downtown Richmond at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. There were a bunch of families gathered around taking pictures together. Emblematic of this entire year and entitled “ Rumors of War ,” the monument depicts an unarmed Black man in heroic pose atop a horse. The man’s sneakers are in the stirrups, looking back over their shoulder like Napoleon as they ride forward up a ridge . It was a strange harbinger of the year that was, and how it’s going. Kamala Harris will be named our vice president in a few weeks. In between, the apocalyptic has been commonplace; I mean, what a year. Emil started high school this fall. Graduation this past spring from Mark Day School was likely the year’s highlight. Karen is still at Mark Day. This fall they've been doing hybrid learning. It’s the first time Karen and Emil have not been goi...
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