A Real Shadchante
It was as if a lightbulb had flashed in my mind.
Leah Friedman and Motty Lieberman! I can so see it. This is destined from...
Women To Know // Mrs. Stella Hassan
All of Stella Hassan’s children are happily married and living in Lakewood, so she had no ulterior motives for founding her WhatsApp group other...
Recipe, Please
“Hi, Chaya. Can I—” I begin.
“I can’t talk right now. I’ll call you back. What do you need?” my sister says curtly, clearly exasperated....
Menuchah V’Simchah
Dov and Hindy Lerman* were thinking about marriage. Specifically, the marriage of their 23-year-old son Gavriel, who would soon be concluding his first zman...
Fishy Business
I do it every week. I stand at the fish counter and grumble about the rising prices, but then inevitably drop a bundle that...
When Pity is Poison
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what went wrong, because so much went wrong so fast. It seemed that one minute our son was excelling...
Forearmed is Forewarned
“Mommy, make me a ticket to come home right now! Yes, I know it’s been only two days but I want to go home....
Doctor, Doctor, I Feel Sick…
If it can happen to someone like him, it can happen to anyone.
When Dr. Jerome Groopman’s right wrist became swollen and inflamed, his doctor...
The Unabridged Version
This story happened back when I was a young and foolish bachur in an out-of-town yeshivah, looking for what they call a “chavayah,” an...
Fire: A Lag BaOmer Tale
Once upon a time, long ago, in a basement apartment on the outskirts of Ramat Eshkol, there lived a mother and a father and...
