Kugel or a Credit Card! // I didn’t have the type of relationship...
When I was a kid, whenever anyone mentioned going into business with a relative, my father would say, “Mit mechutanim est men kugel.” This...
Bye, Bye Baby Powder // Is it time to purge the powder from the...
The locals have called Trimouns “The White Mountain” for centuries. In the early 1800s, they would climb from the nearby village up to its...
Think Before You Speak // Good intentions aren’t always enough
Sarah’s Story:
My mother is terminally ill. My father-in-law is losing his memory, and my at-risk child is taking her rebellion to frightening new levels....
Sudden Emergency // My mother-in-law had been watching my toddler all morning. How could...
y heart sank when I looked at my phone. Six missed calls from my mother-in-law. Something was very wrong.
The night before, the two of...
Return from Camp // Your son just came home? Proceed at your own...
Five years ago, I gingerly unpacked my young son’s duffel bag after he came home from camp. Outside. On the front lawn. Rule number...
Bring Our Son Home //Simha and Leah Goldin, the parents of Hadar Goldin, will...
It is late afternoon in the quaint town of Kfar Saba. The parents of Hadar Goldin, Professor Simha and Dr. Leah Goldin, are sitting...
Metaphor for a Culture // The dance of the matador
“It’s not a sport, señora.”
Esperanza folded her arms and snorted. How foolish the Americans were to think that everything is a game! The Spaniards...
Can you believe it? // Bizarre beliefs that linger from childhood
One blazingly hot Chol Hamoed day, when I was around nine years old, my parents beat the heat by taking me and my siblings...
Never Give Up Hope
When Yaakov and Aliza found out that they were expecting twins, they were overwhelmed and excited. But at the end of the first trimester,...
When Psychiatric Illness Isn’t // A woman was diagnosed with depression, but the diagnosis...
Brocha was well known for her warm and bubbly personality, and even strangers had always embraced her friendly overtures, avidly responding in kind. So...
