Scissor Happy? I Was Anything But
"Eeew,” I always thought to myself whenever I opened the bottom cabinet in my parents’ den—the one full of boxes that contain old letters...
On a Mission
“My family and I live in a nice neighborhood, our kids go to a good school; they have friends. We know many people. Inevitably,...
A Timely Lesson
When my son Yechiel went back to yeshivah after Pesach, I breathed a sigh of relief. Don’t get me wrong. I love my son;...
Dear Daughter // A mother’s memories
Seated at the majestic Seder table surrounded by my children and grandchildren, my heart was full. All of the guests were gathered around the...
Swimming Surprise
It was the dog days of summer, when the days are long and the floors are splattered with popsicle juice even though the kids...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pickup
The first time I went to Israel, I was 16 years old, and the soldiers I saw at checkpoints and on buses looked like...
Delicious Or Dangerous? Is it time to finally ditch our food dyes?
When food giant Nestlé USA announced its plan to remove all artificial flavors and colors from its chocolate candies by the end of 2015,...
Patience
What a month we’ve just entered! Iyar contains the same Hebrew letters as the word “ya’ir,” to light up. It’s finally spring on this...
Eye Opener
It was that time of year again. Twelfth graders around the world found themselves fluctuating between nerves and excitement, teachers tried to reassure classes...
Women Remember: Sorah Rosenblatt, a”h
The problem, as I sit before my desk that’s covered tonight with overflowing, unruly piles upon piles of poems by Sorah Rosenblatt, a”h, aka...
