Family Dynamics
Living and Breathing in the After
We tend to remember exactly where we were when we hear news that forever changes our lives. I’ll never forget…
The Darkness Behind My Smile
I am laying against the wall with my fingers in my ears. My eyes are closed shut. I feel the…
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!!”…
Azi’s Story: “Finding the Light Within Us”
(1/8): “Feeling Deeply” “From a very young age, I had a great capacity to feel. I recall watching an episode…
“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…
Tova’s Story: Finding My Inner Strength
(1/6): Seeds For The Future “It all started when I was living in New Jersey. I was a teacher and…
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…
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…
Mini- Profile #lizsinnreichpanitch
(1/3) “Last summer my family and I moved to South New Rochelle. Many people don’t even know it exists –…