Jen Coken

Can I say something gently, the way I would if we were sitting across from each other with an almond milk latte? If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking, “Dang it. I should have said that,” you’re not alone.

January has a way of inviting performance. New goals. Clean slates. Confident declarations about what’s coming next.

Hanukkah has always meant something different to me than it did to most kids I grew up with. I was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and in my elementary school, there were exactly two Jewish kids.