Location, Location, Location! // No one could figure out why I had stomach pains...
My medical saga began when I was 13 or 14 years old, when I started to suffer from sporadic pains in my stomach. My...
How Rabbi Twerski Saved Our Son’s Life // Throughout our journey, he was...
Hugged by my puffy down jacket with my head hidden in its warm hood, I huddled against the wall of an unfamiliar apartment building...
Bicoastal Rescue // How one woman saved a COVID patient from afar
At the end of December, Sarah Polon received a call that her cousin Kathy Greene had been exposed to COVID. Kathy lived in a...
A Bad-Hear Day // Helping her own child led audiologist Pnina Bravmann to help...
Pnina Bravmann was speeding down the fast lane toward a career in computers when an unexpected question from her chasan caused her life to...
What Would You Have Done Differently // Simchah Regrets and Reflections
It was our first boy after two girls, which changed everything. With a girl, you can make a kiddush at your leisure. With a...
How the “Accidental Sheva Brachos” Came About // We’ve got the backstory for you
When Ami received the story of the “Accidental Sheva Brachos” in our inbox, we were intrigued. We wanted to know how a group of...
I Will Not Lose Weight for the Wedding // Making a Choice not to...
I will not lose weight for the wedding, I think to myself as I eat my usual piece of dark chocolate after dinner.
In the...
I Don’t Want My Baby Named After My Father-In-law // Rabbi Shais Taub and...
Dear Rabbi,
After ten, long childless years, we are expecting twin boys, baruch Hashem. Our joy is indescribable, and we are incredibly thankful to Hashem...
The Frenemy // They say to keep your friends close, and your enemies closer....
I was in slightly over my head when I wrote and directed my very first play for a local seminary. I was 22 years...
A Story of Two Namesakes // Unexpected results from a long-delayed trip
My first name, Pessy, has always been a source of pride to me. I’m named after my grandmother, a pious and righteous woman with...
