Family Dynamics
Rona’s Story: Women in The Workplace
(1/7) “You Can Do This” “Unlike my parents, I did not dream of becoming a classroom teacher. I knew I…
Alone
Fiction Mindy sits in the neurologist’s waiting room. To her right and left, patients—most with pinched brows and downturned lips—flip…
Endometriosis Awareness
176 million women live with endometriosis and I am one of them. To me, this enigmatic and commonly misunderstood disease…
The Failings of Solely Focusing on Beauty
As women, we know that we need to take care of ourselves. We should eat nutritious food, dress in a…
Learning That I Deserve Love and Finding My Voice
TI always feared deep down that I would never be truly loved, just as I am. That fear comes along…
Ahava Emunah’s Story: Living with Love and Faith
(1/7) “I Knew” “It was July 2012, and I had been feeling unwell. I was going back and forth to…
Michal’s Story: Lost and Found
(1/7) “In My Head” I was blessed throughout my entire life to lead a relatively normal life with no real…
Zissie’s Story: Never Lose Hope
(1/6) “A White World” “When I was 19 years old, I went to Vermont with a bunch of friends to…
My Mother’s Kaddish
.יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא Waking in the dark beneath the heavy cloak of dawnֿ I wait for the soothing rhythm…
Widowhood as a Single Mom
The hardest thing I have ever done was when I had to tell my five year-old daughter that her father…
“Overweight” and Loving Myself
I have been overweight my whole life. For as long as I remember, I’ve been “the fat girl.” It’s so…
Nikki’s Story: Humans of Judaism
(1/6) “Grief” “Around this time of year, in November of 2013, just before Thanksgiving, my father passed away suddenly. I…