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My Last Trip To The Mikvah
I just went to the mikvah for the last time. I am 28 years old. I took my time getting…
Life in the Ghetto and Journey to Auschwitz- Excerpt from the Story of Leah Klein
“The Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in March 1944. The first thing they did was to take away the Jewish work permits.…
Coming Back to First Position: Learning to Love My Body Again
Her body moves gracefully across the room, small ballet slippers dotting the floor with lightness and strength. Her arms are…
Maybe A Little Brighter, Tomorrow
After my second son was born, I struggled with mild postpartum depression (PPD). It was bad enough to be struggling…
Persistence, Perseverance, & Triumph
May 2, 2020, I felt really sick. I went to my local emergency room and I was screened for COVID…
Breathless: My Struggle With Panic Attacks
It starts with a tightness in my chest. Slow and searing, it feels like my heart has a clamp around…
In the Eye of the Storm
My father is in the hospital sick with COVID. It has been many months since words like “coronavirus” “quarantine” and…
My Conversion Journey
I’m standing in front of the Jewish ritual bath, the mikvah, wearing only a white cotton robe and clear plastic…
Only Human
“You look tired.” I laugh and make a flippant remark about not wearing makeup. There really is not a better…
The Gifts of Hands and Hope
From a very early age, I loved anything that involved art. My father is very artistic and I would watch…
Surviving & Thriving After Emergency Hysterectomy
It has been four years since I was wheeled into the operating room not knowing whether I was to come…
Sixteen Years.
This is the one I was dreading the most. Every year, as I’ve counted and commemorated each yahrzeit, I realized…