Stars in my Eyes // How Can I Marry Someone I Am Not...
We’re strolling side by side, the boy I’m dating and I, when he asks The Question. Not that I didn’t expect it—both of us...
The Golden Shidduch // A ‘‘nobody’’ finally finds her voice
My parents’ small sefarim store is silent and musty, and the lights are dim. I am dusting the shelves, taking out the books, giving...
To Obey or Not? A young mother is tempted to disregard the expert parenting...
There are so many things I forgot.
I forgot how long it takes for the umbilical cord to fall off, for instance, and how tiny...
The Lost Ring
Three years ago, Reuven and Gitty Epstein celebrated their tenth anniversary. As a gift, Reuven bought his wife an expensive diamond ring, and she...
Ruled by the Clock // For Moti & Perry Binet, finding their sons’ diagnosis...
Most of the doctors we spoke to about our newborn Tzvi dismissed our concerns and said everything was fine. I would mention how little...
Helicopter Parents // It is never too late for parents to find the...
Mrs. Pashkus* shot me a worried look as I gently ushered her reluctant six-year-old daughter Blimie into my office, leaving her behind in the...
Fridays with Marcie // She couldn’t talk. How would we connect?
I was making my way home on the Jerusalem Light Rail after Birkat Kohanim at the Kotel when a middle-aged American woman in a...
Playing for Marriage // What was my next move?
The first thing I discovered about my husband, among his many wonderful attributes, was his love for chess.
“I bought us an amazing present,” my...
Searching for Green // When Menachem and Nechama Berger’s son suffered severe burns, they...
The ride to Tifrach, a small moshav in southern Israel, was quiet on that Friday afternoon three days before Rosh Hashanah. The two children...
Home Births // The danger of ignoring modern medicine
I would like to start with a disclaimer. This article is not to convince anyone against home births. The human being is wondrous and...
