November 2020

EDITOR’S LETTER

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Take a break from the pre-Election Day hustle and bustle with November WAG – a cornucopia of holiday recipes and stories on people who are grateful for their circumstances as well as on organizations we’re grateful for. It’s out Nov. 3.

A moment of true thanksgiving

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As we look back on the year 2020, the word “gratitude” may not be the first to spring to mind. (Indeed, a few unprintable ones might nudge it out in the race for first place.) But perhaps it should be. It’s always been my experience that the most grateful people are among the most unfortunate. If that’s the case, then 2020 has already produced a cornucopia of thanksgiving.

Living his truth

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Eleven years ago, David Rabadi had a public breakdown on the Cross County Parkway. Today, he helps others overcome the stigma of mental illness and being rejected as a gay Arab.

On the virtue of patience

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Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams famously compared prayer to bird-watching, as both endeavors require endless patience and stillness while in pursuit of an often-elusive goal.

And justice for all

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The YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester is a gender-neutral organization that in seeking empowerment for women and racial justice strives to transcend its history and provide peace, freedom and dignity for all.

Gimme ‘Shelter’

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The 2016 presidential election, home design lust, the precarious world of magazines and, oh, yes, dogs drive novelist David Leavitt’s new comedy of manners, “Shelter in Place.”

Mentoring and beyond

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Connections Mentoring pairs screened mentors with underserved young people (ages 15 to 25) from The Children’s Village as well as Westchester County- and New York City-based agencies, affecting some 91 young lives to date.

Colonial grace in a modern setting

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Bordered by conservation land and handsome stone walls, this pristinely maintained Colonial on Old Mill Road provides much coveted privacy and peaceful green space, albeit a short ride from the Merritt Parkway, Westchester County Airport or New York City.