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Reality Under Rockets

By Shira Lankin Sheps | May 11, 2021

I had never heard a rocket siren before. I’ve watched countless videos of rocket sirens, rocket explosions, and all sorts…

My Last Trip To The Mikvah

By Michaela Abenson | April 27, 2021

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

By Shira Lankin Sheps | April 7, 2021

“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

By Anonymous | February 21, 2021

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

By Atara Paris | January 26, 2021

After my second son was born, I struggled with mild postpartum depression (PPD). It was bad enough to be struggling…

Persistence, Perseverance, & Triumph

By Lori Prashker-Thomas | January 17, 2021

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

By Anonymous | January 14, 2021

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

By Shira Lankin Sheps | January 10, 2021

My father is in the hospital sick with COVID.  It has been many months since words like “coronavirus” “quarantine” and…

My Conversion Journey

By Kylie Ora Lobell | December 17, 2020

I’m standing in front of the Jewish ritual bath, the mikvah, wearing only a white cotton robe and clear plastic…

Only Human

By Deena Wasserman | December 16, 2020

“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

By Mandy Broder | December 13, 2020

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

By Anonymous | December 8, 2020

It has been four years since I was wheeled into the operating room not knowing whether I was to come…