Filling in the GAPS // How I embarked on a truly “gut-sy” journey for...
Me? A health nut?
You gotta be kidding.
I was the kind of kid who could never get enough Chew Chews (remember those hard squares that...
Worth Your Salt // Are Low-Sodium Diets An “In-Salt” Not Only To Our Taste...
Low-salt diets are gross. Look, they are, let’s not pretend otherwise. Sure, you came up with a recipe for chicken soup that you claim...
Fidget Spinner: Solution or Just More Spin? // All You Need To...
If you have children, you probably have a wide selection of fidget spinners in your house, with models ranging from plastic to stainless steel,...
With Cup in Hand, Again // An Onion Now And Then Is One Thing,...
The first time Shifra* knocked on my door she held a large platter of chocolate and a welcome card.
“How did you know I moved...
Home Alone // I Thought I Was Being Selfless
Vienna, Austria, 1981
Moments after Shabbos ended the phone rang. Thinking it was surely my husband, Avrumi, I rushed to answer it.
Surprisingly, it was my...
Our Special Gift // The Brachah of My Daughter Batsheva Temima, Born With Down...
To my right, sleeping sweetly in her carriage, is my precious little baby girl. Hard to believe three months have passed since her birth;...
Parenting 101 // What I Wasn’t Taught In Parenting Class
It was late Thursday evening, and my reserves were depleted.
Did I mention that it was Thursday evening, the kitchen was a mess, and there...
Before Bais Yaakov // Eliyana Adler Traces Jewish Schools in Czarist Russia
In the narrative of the establishment of the Bais Yaakov movement, part of the story involves the tragedy of girls from frum homes refusing...
Up Close With Henye Meyer // A Talk About Facing A Terminal Illness—and Life
Mrs. Henye Meyer, whose popular novel The Exiles of Crocodile Island, published in 1984, raised the bar for Jewish literature worldwide, is the author...
Adults with ADHD
One by one the members of the group enter the dimly lit room and slowly find their seats. Trying to keep to themselves, they...
