Brandeis Magazine

David and Barbara Kline report they are doing just fine in Brooklyn, weathering occasional medical turns, doing plenty of stair-climbing (in their apartment building and the subway) and staying active with their grandchildren. David writes, “Being a retired rabbi is totally terrific. I teach Torah in a Shabbat class at a nearby synagogue and do several individual Skype sessions each week. I translate Bible stories. And I blow shofar at LabShul, where my daughter is the head of worship and music. I bake bread every week: multigrain, rye, baguettes, pitas. Barbara does the challah. Fortunately, our three kids, who all live in the borough, help to consume what we make.” Janet Hentoff Krauss volunteers in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, schools: reading to a kindergarten class, mentoring a high-school creative writing club and leading a book club for 8-year-olds. She also co-directs the poetry program of the Black Rock Art Guild. Doris Marks writes, “We’re still hanging in in New Hampshire, thinner-skinned and feeling the cold more.” She’s looking forward to working in her garden as the days grow longer. Deena Metzger has written an essay, “Extinction Illness: Grave Affliction of Possibility,” available on the Tikkun website. She describes the piece, a call to action against climate disruption and species extinction, as “probably the most important writing I have ever done.” Arnold Rovner reports he and wife Sherry celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in March. “They said it wouldn’t last — fooled ’em all,” he writes. “Not bad for relocated damn Yankees in South Carolina. See y’all next reunion.” Ina Albert Secher presented an original workshop, “Unmasking the Face of Ageism,” at the Sage-ing International Conference in October. She and Allen, who live in Whitefish, Montana, celebrated their 30th anniversary in New Orleans in December. Moriel Weiselberg sings in the Huntington (Long Island) Choral Society.