▁appears ▁on ▁television ▁often , ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁week ly ▁segment ▁called ▁" W ex ing ▁po etic " ▁on ▁CT - FO X ▁ 6 1 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Al ong ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁Gl oria ▁K amen ▁and ▁sister ▁J ill ▁Zar in , ▁Lisa ▁co - author ed ▁Sec rets ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁Mother , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁sec ular ▁culture ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁( P engu in / D utton ). ▁The ▁award - win ning ▁book ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁Japanese , ▁Russian ▁and ▁Chinese , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁a ▁paper back ▁edition . ▁J ill ▁Zar in ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁" H ouse w ives ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City " ▁air ing ▁on ▁Bra vo ▁TV . ▁Lisa ▁has ▁published ▁op - ed ▁pieces ▁in ▁H ear st ▁New sp apers ▁and ▁The ▁Hart ford ▁Cour ant . ▁ ▁Community ▁service ▁W ex ler ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁West port , ▁Connecticut ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁She ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁Cent ers ▁in ▁Nor walk , ▁West port , ▁Wil ton , ▁West on , ▁and ▁Bridge port ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁She ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Jeff rey ▁Mod ell ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Primary ▁Im mun ode fic iency ▁Research ▁and ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁Jane ▁Do e ▁No ▁More , ▁a ▁non