The Sound of Silence // The Benefits of Quiet Time
At the beginning of the hike and at certain points throughout, there was a lot of noise. One kid wanted a snack, and when...
A Gut-Wrenching Tale // My son was clearly very sick, but his...
It was Erev Yom Kippur. The chicken soup was bubbling merrily on the stove, perfect kreplach floating inside. My candlesticks were polished to a...
Booby Traps // And how to avoid them
“I’m a good listener”
If someone tells me she’s a good listener, I wonder why she’s telling me. After all, if she’s really a good...
Through a Social Worker’s Lens // Shiffy Lichtenstein describes the impact of...
On a bright Sunday morning, Shiffy Lichtenstein joined a circle of women sitting with journals on their laps. Shiffy, a licensed social worker, opened...
The Light We Shine Within // Tools for igniting the spiritual flame...
Not a week goes by that I don’t receive a call or an email from a parent in pain. “What happened to my adorable...
Capturing the Light // My photography gained a new focus in Eretz...
When I first started taking photos, my dream was to capture prim little girls in white dresses; little did I know that my journey...
REKINDLED // The spark that returned them to Yiddishkeit
INTRODUCTION
It was a cold autumn morning, and my windshield was glazed with a thin layer of frost. I started up the engine, blasted the...
The Unusual Journey of Hadassah Teitelbaum // A member of the Hilltop...
I was spending time with a friend when I realized that I had marked this article down as due on the 26th instead of...
The Mother We Know Now // We’re insulated from other people’s pain—until...
It’s morning, time to wake everyone up, get them dressed, feed them breakfast and prepare lunches.
The first thing I hear about what happened is...
PERFECTIONISM // The Illusion That Hurts You and Those Around You
I was spending time with a friend when I realized that I had marked this article down as due on the 26th instead of...
