By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist Life is all about changes — including this column — as it will be my last one. It turns out I may have played
Read MoreBy Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist Jews have a long history, until relatively recently, as outsiders. This collective cultural memory served me w
Read MoreBy Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist I recently visited Los Angeles, which delivered a sharp reminder, in the form of spectacular weather, that I d
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist Is it just me, or has the sense of not completely fitting in, which Jews traditionally experience at Christmas
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By Ed Harris A Jewish friend of mine once described Thanksgiving as his favorite holiday. He said Thanksgiving is the only celebration of the seaso
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist Whew! The cycle of major Jewish holidays has finally come to an end. The succession of celebrations and observ
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist You can recognize the approach of the High Holidays at the Harris household by the sight of my family members
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist On a recent trip with my now-adult daughter to see family in Florida, I reminisced about her initial visit to
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By Ed Harris Seattle residents like to complain that they never know for sure when summer will finally start. I, however, have a sure-fire techniqu
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By Ed Harris Households across America this month celebrated Father’s Day. June, with its “Dads and Grads,” is probably a great month for Hallmark,
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist I knew being a father would bring surprises: Becoming a “Dancing Dad” is one, however, I never saw coming. I a
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Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article entitled “The Long (Long) Wait to be a Grandparent.” Tell me abou
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By Ed Harris Recently, my wife and youngest son, Izzy, went to Los Angeles on midwinter school break. The first day of our vacation was spent at Di
Read MoreEd Harris, JTNews Columnist It's easy for me today, in my mid-50s, to find myself sometimes mentally caught in the past. For example, as a youth I po
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By Ed Harris, JTNews Columnist What if I never moved from New Jersey to Seattle with my wife and then-infant daughter over 20 years ago? How might
Read MoreBy Ed Harris, JTNews Columnist "I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for be
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By Ed Harris , JTNews Columnist It's time to celebrate Thanksgiving, and like all families, we have our own traditions, some inherited, some of ou
Read MoreBy Ed Harris , JTNews Columnist Judaism is a religion in which one of the principal values is to honor one's mother and father, as I've tried to e
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