Making It Work // Surviving a Spouse’s Unemployment
While the designation “unemployed” is typically defined in financial terms, its ramifications are far more wide-ranging. Financial concerns are undeniably one significant impact, but...
Hang in There, Young Mommies // It does get easier!
“Little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems. Just you wait!” warned the more experienced moms, their condescending tones wagging fingers of dread in...
Too Late to Say Goodbye // Too late to hear what she wanted to...
I was alone in the hospital room, several hours after giving birth to my third child. The birth had been incredibly difficult, and I...
A Galaxy Away // My teacher’s wedding planted a seed
It was my first trip to Brooklyn. Wearing a plaid party dress that my grandmother had sewn by hand, I sat up straight with...
Things that Go Bump In the Night // A parent’s guide to...
Leah, a 55-year-old woman, still remembers a dream she had as a child in vivid detail.
“When I was ten years old, I dreamed that...
Mother Knows Best // How could I let my son marry this girl?
Sitting in the armchair next to mine, my husband ran his fingers under the words in his open gemara. How can he concentrate on...
Women @ Work: Rivka Rose founder and owner of Faith in Nature
She’s not exactly the person to go to for business advice, despite having built up a multimillion dollar business, simply because Rivka Rose’s road...
No Force on Earth // And to think I’d gone out of my way...
When a shidduch is meant to be, it will happen—even if the shadchan tries to stop it in its tracks.
Shlomo Hamelech, the wisest of...
Miracle Worker in Monroe // With his innovative one-of-a-kind back braces, certified orthotist ...
Thirteen-year-old Miri Feldbaum* was at the doctor’s office for her annual visit, doing as she was directed: Hold your breath. Open your mouth wide....
Never Defeated // Nine Jewish men went to the gallows in Baghdad 50 years...
Liberation Square, Baghdad, January 27, 1969
“You cannot kill us! You murderers! I have three children, and my wife is pregnant!”
Soon, though, the tranquilizers the...
