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In the Eye of the Storm
My father is in the hospital sick with COVID. It has been many months since words like “coronavirus” “quarantine” and…
My Conversion Journey
I’m standing in front of the Jewish ritual bath, the mikvah, wearing only a white cotton robe and clear plastic…
Son of My Strength
A few months ago, at 8:14 PM on Shabbos Shlach, my baby was born and I announced, “It’s a boy!!”…
Just Two More Days To Go
“Just two more days to go” That’s what my handwritten countdown hanging proudly on my wall reminds me this morning…
“What’s the Big Deal?”
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone. Some physically, some financially, many, if not most, emotionally. Each one of us typically…
Enough, For Now
I’ve been trying to make sense of the time period that we are living in right now. We have been…
Shomea V’Oneh
When my father was diagnosed with cancer this year, despite the fact that I was someone you would rarely find…
The Waiting Game Called Infertility
After twenty months of waiting to conceive our child, we have not even begun medical treatment yet. For many, this…
Educating Our Kids Around Race
Friends have been asking me, “How can we better educate our children around issues of race?” As a Jewish black…
How Does It Feel?
How did it feel to grow up Black in America? I felt annoyed. I was asked, “Why do you speak…
My Black Father’s Legacy
I’ll never forget when I saw my father’s silhouette frozen in the rain that dark night. “Sir. What are you…
What it’s like: Always living in a socially-distant- stressful world.
Welcome to my world. I’m not being sarcastic. I’m welcoming you all, to this socially-distant, monotonous, stressful life, fully cognizant…