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My IVF cycle was interrupted by Covid_19…But I still have hope.
I don’t know when I will ever be able to have a baby. My husband and I had been trying…
Yom Haatzmaut 2020
This moment is like thousands of moments we’ve had before. Life in Israel has historically never been easy. Life here…
No, You’re Not Failing Quarantine
I am sick of feeling pressure to be productive in isolation. This scenario that we have been living in for…
What I Understand Now
Dear Abba, This past Shabbat marked 4 years since you left this world. I remember that day so well. Sometimes…
Why This Seder Will Be Different
So what is different about this Seder night than any other? This year that remains to be seen. This will…
Mini-Layers Profile: #coronastories #pesach #LauraBenDavid
(1/2) “We were really lucky. My son had returned from a trip abroad with buddies and they were able to…
Mini-Layers Profile: #coronastories #pesach #tovabukingolts
(1/2) “For the last 4 years, we have been going to NY for Pesach to visit my parents, brother (who…
Tomorrow Is A New Day
Tonight I decided: To say goodbye to sadness, To thank it for coming in to hold space for my pain,…
Still Here, Still Singing
It’s the Shabbos before my wedding. Friday night. I’m sitting on the porch next to a pair of shoes that…
The Legacy of The Bat Mitzvah
This essay is brought to The Layers Project Magazine through a partnership with Matan. I have been thinking a lot…
Breaking and Rebuilding
Written by Shira Lankin Sheps & Rachel Hercman One year ago, on October 27, 2018, The Tree of Life synagogue…
Torah Learning At Any Stage
This essay is brought to The Layers Project Magazine through a partnership with Matan- The Sadie Rennert Women’s Institute for…