Family Dynamics
The Art of Mentoring
Midlifers can make great mentors. They have the long view but are active and involved in current developments at work,…
Women Empowering Women
As a therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, I was thrilled to hear the theme of this month’s…
The Collection of Jewish Moms
The dining room, Friday night at the Singles’ Shabbaton, buzzed with the potential of meeting one’s spouse. My friend Chaikie…
Remembering My Mother
When I was eight, my mother went back to work. She’d been a stay-at-home mom from the time I was…
Finding Sisterhood in Unconventional Places
When I was in first grade, I fantasized about having an older sister – Rachel – who was in seminary…
Talking About Genocide on the Playground
Yesterday afternoon I woke up from my Shabbat nap to my eight-year-old daughter standing over my bed. Her face was…
Infertility Awareness Shabbat: Creating a Legacy to Ensure A Feeling of Inclusion by Those Who Have Not Yet Completed Their Families
I’m not a big crier, I like to have a tough exterior and save my tears for private conversations between…
A Legacy of Words
On April 22, 2010, I defined myself primarily as a mother of four young children and a wife of a…
I Came Out of Egypt
As time goes by, the significance of our legacy grows. Along with that significance grows the responsibility of maintaining and…
The Thing I Carry
Depression is a thing of isolation. Of self-doubt and self-recrimination. Of worthlessness and disconnect. The voice of the yetzer harah…
Searching for My Father’s Legacy
My mother was and is what we now respectfully call a stay-at-home-mom. Back then though she was “just” a housewife,…
Watching Grandparents Age and Holding On To The Goodies
“Bubbie, do you remember all those amazing desserts you used to bake for us for Pesach?” We are sitting at…