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I Have No Expiration Date
Yesterday someone told me to hurry up and get married before it is too late. Because as a woman I…
The Art of Mentoring
Midlifers can make great mentors. They have the long view but are active and involved in current developments at work,…
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…
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,…