A Cure for Colic?
Mention the word “colic” to parents who have experience with it, and most of them will shudder at the memory. “Colic is the worst,”...
Seeds of Holiness // My soul understood
He shuffled slowly down the street, surrounded by his chasidim. My nine-year-old self sat by the kitchen window watching the procession. At the time...
Sholom’s Sisters Speak
When an individual experiences an extended nisayon, whether illness, incarceration or a major financial loss, it isn’t just the person who is affected, it...
Lead Poisoning In Chasidic Williamsburg
When Leah Davidson, a young mother of two daughters, was expecting her third child, she decided that the time had come to move. For...
The Anniversary Dinner // I’d always been conscientious about not wasting food
“Next year we celebrate in style,” I told my husband as I served him the last morsel of our anniversary dinner. This was six...
Fifth Trimester // The “Back To Work After Baby” Blues
So, you’re going back to work after having a baby. How are you feeling? Elated? Terrified? Wracked with guilt? Are your feelings exactly the...
For the Sake of My Bubby // No one was supposed to know...
If you’ve ever met my grandmother, you’ll definitely never forget her.
Dressed to the hilt, smile as wide and sweet as the kokosh rolls she...
A Better Way // Overwhelmed with responsibilities, I was afraid of cracking up
There was ice on the ground, and I was stuck at home with four children under the age of four.
I was cold and bored....
Saving Benny And Josh
Before I introduce you to the Landsmans and their delicious baby boys, I want to tell you why hearing this story and writing about...
The Accident // My Life Was Given Back To Me In More Ways Than...
My two sisters and I grew up in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which used to be part of the Soviet Union. We had...
