Motherhood
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…
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 –…
Mini-Layers Profile: #coronastories #pesach #NaomiRivkahMost
1/3 “I am a 36-year-old widow with 3 children, ages 9 ½ ( twins boy and girl) and 12 ½-year-old…
Torah Texts and Togetherness: Family Life in the Time of Quarantine
When life becomes disorienting, I look for frameworks that feel familiar to serve as an anchor as the ground beneath…
The Night I Took Myself Out On A Date
I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for the past year. The first few months were due to a high-risk pregnancy placing…
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…
When a Kid Believes in Miracles
Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen after a draining day. My husband is traveling for work and I…
Always With Me
Last summer, The Layers Project did a profile on my story of Infant Loss. When I think about the few…
Rachelle’s Story: When A Nation Unites
THIS PROFILE IS BROUGHT TO THE LAYERS PROJECT MAGAZINE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MATAN, IN HONOR OF THEIR 30TH-YEAR ANNIVERSARY DINNER CHOL…
Chaya’s Story: Fighting Harder, Hope for the Future
This profile is brought to The Layers Project Magazine through a partnership with Matan, in honor of their 30th-year anniversary…
Faith Is All You Need
I have three kids. My two oldest are girls; Sophie is 7 and Emily is 4. My husband and I…