Dear Seminary Girl // A little acknowledgment goes a long way
Dear Seminary Girl who called on Sunday to ask if she and three friends could come over for Shabbos, then showed up 30 minutes...
The Pocketbook’s Story // It might have been lost, but a valuable lesson was...
f a pocketbook could talk, mine would have an interesting tale to tell. First, it would describe the third-world country in which it was...
The Sneaky Little Contact Lens // And the damage it can wreak
The UK recently marked National Eye Health Week. However, the awareness may be too late for Nick Humphreys, a UK reporter who permanently lost...
Navigating Newlyweds – Part two
When Penina called to tell me her story, it took a long time until she was finally able to even get the words out.
“I’m...
The Silent Language of Tears // Crying Your Way to a Healthier You
“Ima, don’t go!” At the entrance to her gan, my baby girl wraps her little arms around my neck and buries her head into...
The Shabbos Project // We thought we had failed
When my friend Pamela* and I first heard about the Shabbos Project, we fell in love with the idea immediately. What a great concept!...
From Putin’s Press Pool to Star Charedi Reporter in Israel //...
Journalist Anna Barsky has almost become accustomed to the turn her professional life has taken during the 2019 Israeli election campaign.
Instead of chasing politicians...
The Green New Heal // Medical cannabis helped Alex and Shifra Klein’s autistic...
It’s late evening in a well-known kosher restaurant on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. Most of those seated at the tables have already finished...
The Search for Me // One woman’s journey to uncover her identity
When I went into my parents’ bedroom on a quiet, ordinary Sunday afternoon, I was looking for a book I had misplaced, but I...
Within two worlds // A visit with Rabbanit Leah Kook of Teverya
Rabbanit Leah Kook is an enigma. She was born into rabbinic scholarly aristocracy and grew up among the crème de la crème of the...
