Karen Goldstein

Joined March 2021

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Minding My Ps and Qs
I arrived in Jerusalem for a year of study abroad with no knowledge of the language, not even a pronoun. I resisted a course of formal study (Ulpan) because the Land of Israel is, in and of itself, a lesson in Hebrew. Everywhere I went, people were willing to help, to correct, to teach.
By Karen Goldstein5 years ago in Confessions
Late for the Sky
We sat on the steps of Sharon's brownstone waiting for Maggie. We were driving up to Tanglewood for a concert, Jackson Browne. Sharon squinted into the sun, then put her forehead on her knees and sighed. “We're gonna be late,” she said.
By Karen Goldstein5 years ago in Humans