Hot Cars // How to Prevent Forgetting Our Children
A lot of people throw around the phrase “It was every parent’s worst nightmare,” but this actually is. I can unequivocally say that leaving...
Growth Rings
I often peek at you through the window, Rikki. I see you heave your carriage up those nasty stairs with your two little ones...
My Body Was Under Attack // And I didn’t know why
It was on Sunday night that the aches and pains began. I had just put my kids to bed and collapsed on the couch...
The Anger Inside // Where did her husband’s sudden rage come from?
When I got married right after the war, I didn’t have stars in my eyes, but I never imagined that it would turn out...
Stranger Encounters // Can Chance Meetings Change Your Life?
The stranger I had asked how to get from where we were to where I was supposed to be looked at me like I...
Why Are We So Afraid of Being Fat?
“I hate the way I look.”
“I look in the mirror and I want to cry.”
“If I haven’t lost weight for my daughter’s wedding, I’d...
A Story of Savannah
Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez
Savannah, Georgia, July, 1733
It wasn’t many years before his arrival in Savannah that Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez was sitting in...
Knock, Knock // Our hosts were home. Why didn’t they answer the door?
“This is going to be awkward,” I said to my husband as we walked up the hill to his friend’s house. We had come...
Marriage Matters: Dearest Yaakov // Letters to my husband who abandoned us
Dear Yaakov,
Do you remember the first year of our marriage? Do you recall the first time you told me about your dreams and aspirations,...
Full Circle // My chasan had no idea we were so poor
My father is an honorable man, a brilliant Torah scholar and a respected member of the community. Growing up, our happy and content home...
