Ehud speaking at UO's MFA commencement, 2012, photo by Carl Swart.

A photo that is dear to me. Ehud walking with my family after UO MFA commencement, 2013.

I had the privilege of revisiting the same Isaac Babel story a few times with Ehud. Each time my understanding deepened. JT Bushnell recalled Ehud's teachings as the closest semblance of a religious education he'd ever received. That was my experience, too -- revelation -- and I suspect many others'. The Babel story takes on love and war and family and duty and God. In its closing lines, a grieving daughter asks simply, "Where can I find another father like my father?" There is and will not be another like Ehud; not teacher, guide, nor friend.

Thinking of you, Molly, Michael, and Coby. You were the only people, place, or thing he had no reservations gushing over; I am grateful now for the memories of him lit up with love every time he spoke of you.

At some point every term: "Coby sets the rules."