I arrive at the port with a backpack. Accompanied by some friends, I am ready to go but I am not exactly sure why I am here at all, in the heart of this carnival atmosphere. A majestic, old-fashioned ship is waiting at the dock, its wooden deck trimmed with brass railing. There is a […]
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Germapino with a Jewish Twist. Twist. Collective Thoughts of a Ginrod are the musings of a Texas born,half German, half Filipina girl who who went on a trip to Bangkok and found herself in the Holy Land , as a jew, married to an Englishman, with 3 kids and a pup named Henck.
Yom Hazikkaron 2017 (Remembrance Day)
on April 30, 2017
Yom Hazikaron. The band-aid comes off again. The girlfriends of fallen soldiers, we text each other: Where are you? How do you feel? Hold tight. “I’m ok” says one of the girlfriends. “I’m over it, I’m fine.” Some are rushing to the ceremony of their fallen soldier, others give interviews. We send lots of kisses, […]
Revival
on September 2, 2016
My oldest has entered first grade. And It was unexpected to get all kinds of emo about it. We are testing out our schedules this week and train him with the skills to do a bike commute. We wanted him to view his bike as his car, because our bikes are our cars. and when […]

Yom Hazikaron 2016 (Memorial Day)
on May 10, 2016
This picture was taken the week after Tsiki was killed. I don’t know why I decided to join his male family and friends on the trip to Hebron but I did, I probably thought I was being tough about it, that it was my duty as his partner. In any case, I wanted to see […]

Yom Hazikaron 2015 (Memorial Day)
on April 21, 2015
Tell me because I can’t remember I asked my friends about April 25, 2005: I was sitting on the bed closest to the door, and you on the other. We were facing each other, so our knees were nearly touching. There was someone to your left, I am pretty sure it was Lalo. Your phone […]

Yom Hazikaron 2014 (Memorial Day)
on May 4, 2014
It’s our routine; Ziggy lifts his wet arms to be lifted out of the tub. I must always use the pink towel and I must always make sure the special velcro part of the children’s towel is tied around my neck. I wrap him tightly and we hold our cheeks against one another. This is […]

Yom Hazikkaron 2013
on April 14, 2013
Grief is lonely, it’s a tunnel with no light. It breaks you and tears you up inside. It hurts. It consumes you by eating at you, it takes your words out and replaces them with silence. It makes you dead. The dreams were always horrifying. Dead serpents falling out from a muddy ceiling, landing in […]
Team Crossroads
on February 28, 2013
For the last seven weeks, I have been working on the Team Crossroads marketing campaign. The organization serves at-risk Anglo youth in Israel and their center sits in the middle of Jerusalem, off of Jaffo Road. The once loud, bustling street has been silenced by the light rail, instilling a refreshing calm in one of […]
Semantics of life
on January 12, 2013
Since i was 18, when I was forced to take a step back and make decisions that would affect my life, I relied heavily on natural occurrences that would make decisions for me. These occurrences would come in the form of a dream or the way i reacted to a sound of the word. It […]
Technology
on December 31, 2012
I’ve come to a point where I am beginning to trust my GPS more than my own logic. Yesterday, I was taken to the top of a mountain, to the entrance of a national park that hosts a stalactite cave rather than listen to my own logic of “a community center cannot be situated in […]
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Germapino with a Jewish Twist. Jewapino with a German twist. GermJew with a Filipino Twist. Collective Thoughts of a Ginrod are the musings of a Texas born,half German, half Filipina girl who who went on a trip to Bangkok and found herself in the Holy Land , as a jew, married to an Englishman, with a 3 kiddos and a dog named Henckel . I made it and without rehab.
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The Sheital and her Tichel October 24, 2006
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What’s in a name? January 18, 2007
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The worth of a necklace August 2, 2006
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First things first. June 18, 2006
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Drunken Brunch August 5, 2006
- Yom Hazikkaron 2018 April 17, 2018
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Yom Hazikkaron 2017 (Remembrance Day) April 30, 2017
- Revival September 2, 2016
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Yom Hazikaron 2016 (Memorial Day) May 10, 2016
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Yom Hazikaron 2015 (Memorial Day) April 21, 2015
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