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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…
A Jew Is A Jew: Lessons From Anti-Semitism
When I turned on my phone after Shabbat here in Israel, a nightmare scenario unfolded on my newsfeed. During a…
Today, I Can’t Get Out Of Bed
I’m writing this on one of those days, where it feels impossible to get out of bed. I have these…
Battle for A Better Life
As a young girl, I was ill for many years before being diagnosed. Like most people, I had never heard…
Young and Hurting: Trusting My Own Gut
Three years ago on Pesach I felt this terrible pain. A throbbing in my lower stomach and back area. The…
Endometriosis: Not What The Doctor Ordered
Being on the tail end of nine kids, I was often the person to move in with older siblings to…
Confessions of a Cancer Warrior
Over the past few years, a few friends have asked me, “I know you don’t like to talk about it,…
Al Chet
My G-d, the G-d of Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, and Leah, May all my cries of al chet reach you through…
Apologizing to Mrs. S
Until I got to college, I was a fairly lazy student and found most classes to be unstimulating. Looking back,…
Ilui Neshama: Elevation of the Soul
On Rosh Hashanah, I saw holiness in the sanctuary. It was a most beautiful moment in its rawness, its honesty,…