Marilyn Saltzman
Island life
A much anticipated part of our trip was spending a week on the World Heritage island of Fernando de Naronha off the east coast of Brazil....
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Big City Blues
After a wonderful week in Cotacachi learning about the Runa people, we took an overnight flight to Salvador, Brazil. We arrived at rush...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 14, 2019
- 2 min
Mama Juana
One of the experiences we had planned in advance was a ritual cleansing with Mama Juana, a Cotacachi Runa and yachak (shaman). True to...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
Kichwa hospitality
“Quedamos eternamente agradecidos” (we are eternally grateful) Apak emailed me the day after we left Cotacachi. Yet we are the ones who...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 7, 2019
- 2 min
Indigenous wisdom
On the way to Cotacachi on Wednesday, we stopped at Mitad del Mundo, the center of the world. Actually there are two sites, only a few...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 4, 2019
- 3 min
New friends
The last few days have been filled with sights, sound and experiences that were rich and unique. Today, however, I’ll focus on just a few...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
Honoring others by washing my face
We’ve been studying the middah (soul trait) of kavod (honor) in synagogue this month – honoring self and honoring others. My ability to...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Opening to trust
Yesterday we spent a wonderful day touring in Quito with a young guide named David. It was a great opportunity to practice my Spanish as...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Puppy love and lessons
“TWO PUPPIES? I thought Togo was your last dog,” my friend Jan texted after I sent her a photo. Indeed, for years Irv said Togo would be...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Aging with gratitude
My body is telling me it’s aging: My left knee is creaky. My right shoulder clicks. My toes cross over each other. I am wearing hearing...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Aug 25, 2019
- 2 min
Happy Anniversary
(I am sharing this letter with Irv’s permission) Dear Irv, Happy anniversary! I can’t believe it’s been 51 years since we stood in front...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Three Gifts
Last week, the week of my birthday and a long-awaited visit from my son, I anticipated joy. Instead, I experienced the pain of losing...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
Embracing Imperfect Pitch
“How did you do on your math test?” my father asked as I opened the front door and stepped into the living room after school. “I got a...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Redirecting impatience
I am not a patient person. It is the middah (soul trait) that I find most challenging. Despite a decade of practicing Mussar, I still...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
Having My Seder and My Granddaughter Too
I was preparing a Passover seder for 20 guests, and my granddaughter, Selam, asked if she could spend the night to help. Although she is...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Apr 9, 2019
- 3 min
The Columbine Tragedy – Through A Mussar Lens
April 20, 1999. It’s late morning and I’m sitting at my computer in the Communications Services Office of Jeffco Schools when the first...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Mar 23, 2019
- 2 min
The sounds of music
Last week, as I sat with Irv in Denver’s darkened Boettcher Concert Hall, the sounds of Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony washed over me...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Mar 10, 2019
- 2 min
Learning seder
When I was growing up, Passover and the traditional seder meal were a big deal. Twenty-four hours before Passover began, Mom “hid” small...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Mar 1, 2019
- 2 min
Remembering Mom
It was the third anniversary of my mom’s death. That night I attended a memorial service for my friend Leah’s mother, who had died...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Feb 17, 2019
- 4 min
Making choices – and memories
How could I celebrate my grandkids’ birthdays in ways that were meaningful? My friend Fran had shared that she gave her grandchildren a...
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