Sally Quinn

4 days ago | aarp.org | Sally Quinn

Tara Anand Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Editor’s note: Sally Quinn, 83, is a longtime Washington Post reporter who cofounded the Post’s religion website, On Faith, and is the wife of the late Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sally Quinn

It's spring in Washington, D.C., the most beautiful time of the year. Dogwood, forsythia, cherry trees, tulips and daffodils decorate every sidewalk, wisterias weep from porch overhangs, and redbuds pop up at every corner. The air is redolent of blossoms, a soft breeze sharing their scent through the streets. It's the perfect backdrop for the columned monuments and buildings that remind us of the miracle of our democracy. Spring is normally the happiest time of year here. But not this spring.

Jan 27, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Sally Quinn

I woke up the morning of Nov. 6 with a sinking feeling. Turning on both my phone and TV, I learned to my shock that Donald Trump had been elected. I was in denial for several days, my stomach in turmoil. Then, I realized what I was really experiencing: grief. I looked up Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I moved on from denial to anger to bargaining. What could I have done to prevent this from happening?

Jul 17, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Sally Quinn

Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. July 18, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDTA story for Jill Biden:It was a beautiful summer day. My husband, Ben Bradlee, was sunbathing out by the pool shortly after his 85th birthday. The photographer Annie Leibovitz had just shown up at Grey Gardens, our house in East Hampton, N.Y., to take Ben’s picture for Vanity Fair.

Dec 11, 2023 | almendron.com | Sally Quinn

I have a mezuzah on my front doorpost. For those who don’t know, a mezuzah is a piece of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, rolled up into a scroll inside a small, decorated case. It is usually nailed to the doorpost slightly tilted in order to signify that God is protecting the home of the Jewish family inside. My late husband, Ben Bradlee, was not Jewish, nor am I. So when we moved into our house 40 years ago, we knew what a mezuzah was but weren’t sure what it meant. We soon learned.