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...
I Don’t Want My Baby Named After My Father-In-law // Rabbi Shais Taub and...
Dear Rabbi,
After ten, long childless years, we are expecting twin boys, baruch Hashem. Our joy is indescribable, and we are incredibly thankful to Hashem...
The Frenemy // They say to keep your friends close, and your enemies closer....
I was in slightly over my head when I wrote and directed my very first play for a local seminary. I was 22 years...
A Story of Two Namesakes // Unexpected results from a long-delayed trip
My first name, Pessy, has always been a source of pride to me. I’m named after my grandmother, a pious and righteous woman with...
The Ultimate in Cooperation // I have an unusual proposal that I think...
I had two bothersome experiences today that were quite avoidable. I was teaching my tenth-graders and trying my best to convey the material in...
The Drip // It came and went without explanation. Was it dangerous?
After hearing this witty song going around, my son quipped, “Maybe Tatty’s runny nose is really a leaky brain!”
I laughed. My husband suffered from...
Finding My Roots // A father’s secret is revealed
The man whom I called “Uncle” turned my life upside down with a single statement, and he wasn’t even talking to me.
It was over...
Short-Changed // Forced to be the grown-up, I was torn between anger at...
I don’t know how old I was when I realized that my mother was different from the other women on the block. Maybe it...
Trees in Shvat // A lesson for the ages in optimism and resilience
Foreword:
As I grow older, I find that I castigate myself more and more—not about the things I did in my life, but about the...
Moving On // I vowed to keep fighting—despite the doctor’s prognosis that I...
I woke up on a Friday morning with a headache. But what’s a niggling headache when you’re a busy mom of four kids with...
