Tag: Mahjong

Learning to play Mahjong: Lessons in Life, Loss, and Friendship

“You are playing what? Mahjong? Since when are you an old Jewish woman?” My best friend Elaine laughs when I call her three months after moving south to tell her I am learning to play mahjong. I tell Elaine I am just trying to meet people. I don’t tell Elaine how much I miss wal...