The Hopeless Housekeeper // When It Came To Housework, I was Only A Wannabe
I have never been a neat freak. Actually, I have never been in danger of being called one, proving that the apple doesn’t fall...
Chance Encounter // There Was A Reason They Ended Up In A Remote Location
Mr. Leib Kahn* leaned back with a sigh and stretched his aching muscles. He’d been on the telephone for hours trying to find a...
Let Them Get Dirty! // Allowing Your Children To Play In The Mud Is...
“Say cheese!” I smiled at my kids as I tried to get some good shots of them for posterity.
Three mud-streaked, grinning faces gave me...
The Salvation of Toms River
After my first child, Kevin, was born, the doctor told me that I shouldn’t have any more children. My first pregnancy had been so...
A Bonus From The Boss
Shaindy Finer* and I have been working together in a retail store for the past 15 years. We’re good friends as well as coworkers,...
Kosher Backpackers Needn’t Starve
When people hear that I backpack through Third World countries for weeks at a time, “What do you eat?” is one of the first...
Too Close for Comfort // My Husband Was Dead-Set Against Spending Another Summer...
“This place is gorgeous!” my sister Rivky gushed into the phone.
“You have to talk louder! I can’t hear you!” I yelled back. With my...
Women To Know – Rivka Finkel
Rivka Finkel had a dilemma. A native Londoner living in Yerushalayim for over 20 years, she was already doing incredible work with at-risk teenage...
Scratch That!! // When Ordinary Sounds Are Like Fingers On A Chalkboard
These were not tears of joy, emotion, or deep inspiration.
No.
These were tears of burning, exploding, all-out rage.
“I can’t!” I would roar, plugging my ears...
J’accuse! // My Sister Had A Tendency To Work On Others
“I witnessed a very disturbing incident in the store this morning,” my sister Gitty informed me on the phone as I washed the supper...
