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Melody L. Gordon lives in Southport. Before that, she has resided in Syracuse, N.Y., Maryland, Florida and was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her formative years were idyllically spent in Levittown, NY until she married her husband, Ira. Through the years, they have two adult children.

"Teaching religious, pre-school and Hebrew school has given me a great love of Judaism, and I had my B’nai Torah as an adult because of those teaching experiences," she said.

Melody also has designed a monthly bulletin that went to 750 families. Reading, writing poetry and articles along with quilting are a few of her current hobbies.

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Army veteran organizes continental motorcycle ride to benefit Wounded Warrior Project

| May 10, 2013

As we approach the summer season with Memorial Day today (May 27), Flag Day on June 14 and Independence Day on July 4, many Americans will donate to veterans causes through running, sending checks and lemonade stands.
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COMMENTARY: It is NOT about America!

| Apr 23, 2013

WilmingtonFAVS writer Melody Gordon wrote a rebuttal to Religion News Service blogger Omid Safi's piece about the Boston Marathon bombers. She writes: "When something happens here, I hurt. When our country shines, I am ecstatic. And when my country is maligned, I am furious. Mr. Safi's statement in his article about the Boston Marathon bombers that- 'It is not about Islam, or Chechnya. It is about America' made me absolutely INCENSED."
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A mother’s worry during the Boston bombings

| Apr 16, 2013

Writer Melody Gordon was just getting home from a grocery shopping trip when she got a phone call from her son who lives in Boston. She didn't know what it was about until she turned on the TV and saw the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Two views of Purim

| Feb 24, 2013

Writer Melody Gordon reminds us that Purim is about frivolity but it's also a reminder about Jewish perseverence against threats historically and today.
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Cedars for males; cypress for females- Tu B’Shevat

| Jan 25, 2013

Tu B’Shevat is first referred to in the late Second Temple period, 515 BCE to 20 CE, when it was the cut-off date for levying the tithe on the produce of fruit trees. When Jewish colonists returned to Palestine during the 1930’s, they reclaimed the inhospitable land by planting trees where they could and it became customary to plant a tree for every child that was born. For a male, a cedar would be planted and for a female, a cypress.
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Being Jewish at Christmas

| Jan 2, 2013

"I send cards, make gifts, do the cookie baking and wish people the best Christmas ever, however, being a Jew at Christmas when Hanukkah has already past is just different.  Everyone is happy, glorifying in the family they will see and the friends that will most probably call, but, for Jews, it is just another day."
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COMMENTARY: At Hanukkah, being an “Other” in a Christian-based America

| Dec 10, 2012

Writer Melody Gordon begs us to remember "as this holiday season endures, please remember that America, while being a Christian-based nation, also has the “others” who deserve respect also."
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The Activity of Inaction

| Oct 29, 2012

Melody Gordon gives us a kick in the pants, saying: "So when November 6 comes along, remember this, that people have died and are continuing to die to give us this privilege and hard won duty and the least we can do to honor them is get up, get out and VOTE!"
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All you’ve ever wanted to know about the Hebrew year system but were afraid to ask!

| Oct 17, 2012

With the High Holy Days behind her, writer Melody Gordon set out to answer a burning question -- how do you explain the Jewish calendar? And how is it used in contemporary Judaism?
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Yom Kippur and the eve of personal responsibility

| Sep 25, 2012

As she reflects on her sister's death on this Yom Kippur eve, Melody Gordon interprets this somber day as an eve of personal responsibility to herself, her sister's memory and to God. 
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