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Memory: The Present, the Elusive, the Good, and the Bad
Facebook reminds me of a photo from 7 years ago, the moment I became a grandmother. My mother reminds me…
Reckoning With Reality; Standing Up For Our Future
My sister and I were born in the wake of a historic triumph. My father, Natan Sharansky, was arrested by…
The Role of Ring Holder At The Chuppah
“How are you holding up?” – This is the recurrent text I’ve learned to expect in the days following a…
Mila’s Story: They Can Never Erase Them
In Honor of International Holocaust Day: Mila’s Story: Mila grew up in southern Poland, in a town called Chrzanow. Her…
My Story of Sexual Abuse
It’s time to tell my story of sexual abuse. I’ll be honest, I’m absolutely terrified right now. Scared out of…
Learning to Rest
I never let myself rest. At some point when I was sick with chronic illness, all I could do was…
Behind Closed Doors
My story started out pretty ordinary. I married the boy I had a crush on in summer camp and we…
Listening To My Own Voice
She told me to get in the bath. “You’re not in labor,” she said. Seven years ago, on August 12,…
Experiencing Depression After Pregnancy Loss
For much of my life, I didn’t understand what it meant to be depressed. I thought it meant feeling down,…
Choosing Love
As much as I loved love and dished it out generously to others, I fed myself fear. This ingestion was…
Whole, Body & Soul
I remember being eight years old and getting on a scale. I was offered $1 for every pound I would…
The Next Chapter
It’s funny how sometimes we end up creating for others what we need the most. The Layers Project was born…