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My Moroccan/Irish Ashkenazi Jewish Family
The biggest problem with creating a legacy is that you can never be sure what will be preserved and passed…
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,…
A Clear Need for Jewish Education
As a clinical child psychologist, whether working in my office or visiting schools, I saw that schools could be scary,…
I Highlight
While I pursued my Master’s Degree in Teaching of English, I student-taught at a public middle school. As part of…
The Legacy of Being Safe-Enough
I am five years old and hiding with all of my loved ones in the basement of our childhood home.…
My Father Taught Me How To Pray.
I have vivid memories of my father standing in the front corner of our dining room donning his tallit, or prayer…
We’re Making Aliyah
I’ve been hesitant to say this out loud. I was afraid that this precious dream, so close that I can…
The Warriors, Mother and Son
I take a right turn out of the elevator and walk toward the wall of windows facing the street. It’s…
Finding Spirituality in the Details
“What’s the best way to utilize my free time?” That’s the question I asked one of my rabbis at the…
Learning From Caregiving
Some of us may be born with caregiving DNA or have it wired into our temperament. Caregiving is certainly shaped…
In My Story Of Parenting a Chronically Ill Child, I Choose To Be The Protagonist.
Early in my teaching career before I had kids, I had a conference with a mother whose son was doing…
Pink Challah, Cancer and Self-Care
February was an intense time on The Layers Project Magazine. When I began this issue, I knew that BRCA genetic…