Learning the hard way // He had a history
It was a rather nondescript picture on page 72 of Sheli Magazine*, cushioned by text on all four sides. The article was entitled “A...
Are we medicating for normal human emotions?
t has been my passion and career to be a lactation consultant for the past 25 years. More than 2,500 hours of training at...
Comfort, Comfort My People // Recognize in everything the hand of Hashem
The theme of Edie’s life seems to be abandonment. She was raised in a strict, sad home, headed by her Holocaust survivor parents who...
In Living Memory // Brain damage caused Nechama Kaufman’s husband to lose his memory,...
The power of a woman, the power of a woman’s faith, is one of the strongest forces in the world.” Nechama Kaufman makes this...
My Beloved Stranger // As a child, I’d always had a dread of abandonment
I saw him yesterday. It was the first time in several months. The last time I’d bumped into him, four months ago—by chance, outside...
Soon by You
There were 38 place settings and 38 chairs arranged in the Beyman dining room that Shabbos. Most of the guests had arrived before Shabbos...
Woman To Know: Risa Rotman
“Sometimes I need to give myself a pep talk,” Risa tells me towards the end of our conversation. “Aren’t you supposed to be the...
Anna Brzyska: The Woman Who Refused To Let Brigel Forgot // How one woman...
One early November morning nearly four years ago, Anna Brzyska set out from her home in Krakow to the town of Brzesko, called Brigel...
There’s a Bear Out There // Lessons from the night
I am driving down a maze of twisty roads into the dusk, guided by the beams of my headlights. It is that in-between time...
Bungalow Blues // I finally understood how it’s possible to feel lonely in...
“Here we are!” my husband announced as we turned off the main highway onto a small dirt road. We stopped in front of a...
