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Bernice Zuckerberg Gordon

A Mazel Tov

“Come! Come!” my father calls.

Sep 27, 2023

A Mazel Tov

Sep 27, 2023

Cousins

In all the years I knew them, they never spoke of it.

Aug 23, 2023

Cousins

Aug 23, 2023

Candle Lighting

I am six years old, sitting on a kitchen chair watching my mother get ready to light the candles for Shabbes. My legs swing back and forth…

May 1, 2023

Candle Lighting

May 1, 2023

I dream of entering without needing to touch its powerful shores

Edges of earth and sandy shores. Always edges — near Great bodies of water. I

Mar 22, 2023

I dream of entering without needing to touch its powerful shores

Mar 22, 2023

I Have No Doubt That It Was So

This one was different. He wasn’t skittish — didn’t flit away. He made direct eye contact — stood his ground.

Mar 8, 2023

I Have No Doubt That It Was So

Mar 8, 2023

What I Learned from My Cantor Father About Listening

I always knew when my father had reached the block on which we lived. Never had to turn. I just knew.

Dec 21, 2022

What I Learned from My Cantor Father About Listening

Dec 21, 2022

Without Him

When I was three, I drowned. Almost. Looking up from the depths, I saw His hands. They pulled me up and I breathed easy — Once again.

Nov 9, 2022

Without Him

Nov 9, 2022

The Morning of My Birth

Mother-To-Be: I need to see my doctor. Please call him.

Nov 2, 2022

The Morning of My Birth

Nov 2, 2022

Welcome to Kindergarten

Ellen, the Giant, and Me

Oct 10, 2022

Welcome to Kindergarten

Oct 10, 2022

A Closet

Daughter. Father. Shul. Politics.

Jul 27, 2022

A Closet

Jul 27, 2022

Bernice Zuckerberg Gordon

Bernice Zuckerberg Gordon

My musical voyage took me from Yiddish radio child star to operatic soprano. Get my newsletter here: bernice-zuckerberg-gordon.ck.page/7b24f4c32d

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