Mikvah
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…
Coming Back to the Mikveh
When my husband and I felt our family was complete, I chose a birth control that would accommodate that decision.…
Mikvah: The Unification of Opposites
It took me a long time to see how Torah and science are one and the same. As a young…
Making it to the Mikveh– With Breast Cancer
Published on The Layers Project Magazine in partnership with The Eden Center. A few months after giving birth to my…
When the Kallah Teacher Doesn’t Want to Go to the Mikveh
This essay was published in on The Layers Project Magazine in partnership with The Eden Center. Listen, it wasn’t all…
Monologue in the Mikva
This essay is published on The Layers Project Magazine in partnership with The Eden Center. The image was taken during…
Waters of Separation: For My Daughter at the Mikvah
Reprinted with permission from The Eden Center blog Three days before her wedding in May 2013, my daughter and I had…
“Born From Loss: Birkat Emunah”
This essay is brought to The Layers Project Magazine in partnership with The Eden Center. “That lady at the mikvah…She…
Layered Listening
Some people are born storytellers. I was born a listener. My ears are my source of power; hearing the pain…
The Pain of My Last Trip to the Mikvah
This essay is brought to The Layers Project Magazine in collaboration with The Eden Center, in Israel. “As a carrier…
Filled with Emptiness: Grieving After a Mastectomy or Hysterectomy
This essay is based on the collective experiences of women I have counseled over the years. Dear Sister, You cannot…
Taking the Plunge
Collecting my still-wet hair in one hand, I tuck it all into my fuzzy magenta cap and grab my bag.…