Saying Yes Again // The “second acceptance” of Purim and life’s difficulties
Purim 1986. Brooklyn, New York. My chasan, Nachman, asked me to help him check his new megillah. He leined from the megillah, and I...
Iran Then & Now, My Story
“Before the revolution, Iran was a Westernized country where its citizens enjoyed freedom of religion and other rights. But when Khomeini came into power,...
The Gilded Cage // Sorele Brownstein shares why Esther Hamalkah’s life is relevant to...
I understand that your book The Gilded Cage: Queen Esther’s Untold Story is a historical novel.
While I based most of the information on mefarshim,...
Location, Location, Location! // No one could figure out why I had stomach pains...
My medical saga began when I was 13 or 14 years old, when I started to suffer from sporadic pains in my stomach. My...
How Rabbi Twerski Saved Our Son’s Life // Throughout our journey, he was...
Hugged by my puffy down jacket with my head hidden in its warm hood, I huddled against the wall of an unfamiliar apartment building...
Bicoastal Rescue // How one woman saved a COVID patient from afar
At the end of December, Sarah Polon received a call that her cousin Kathy Greene had been exposed to COVID. Kathy lived in a...
A Bad-Hear Day // Helping her own child led audiologist Pnina Bravmann to help...
Pnina Bravmann was speeding down the fast lane toward a career in computers when an unexpected question from her chasan caused her life to...
What Would You Have Done Differently // Simchah Regrets and Reflections
It was our first boy after two girls, which changed everything. With a girl, you can make a kiddush at your leisure. With a...
How the “Accidental Sheva Brachos” Came About // We’ve got the backstory for you
When Ami received the story of the “Accidental Sheva Brachos” in our inbox, we were intrigued. We wanted to know how a group of...
I Will Not Lose Weight for the Wedding // Making a Choice not to...
I will not lose weight for the wedding, I think to myself as I eat my usual piece of dark chocolate after dinner.
In the...
