My Secret Trip // My brother warned me not tell anyone about it
It was past midnight when the phone rang. My heart skipped a beat. Any call at this hour, unless it was a wrong number,...
Bullied by My Boss // I was being harassed at work, but I needed...
When I landed my first bookkeeping job, I was ecstatic. I’d been teaching elementary school for several years, and as much as I enjoyed...
On a Raft & a Prayer // In 1994, Nancy Torres (now Kaufman), a...
While I’ve been asked several times to tell my story, I always declined. Surely I should wait until I’ve contributed enough to humankind before...
Checkmate Over a Garden Flat // It was supposed to be an easy sale,...
If I had 200 garden flats for sale like this one on the Charlottelei* in Antwerp, I could sell them all within the month....
Finding Their Light // Four personal accounts of women who chose their own paths...
For most people who find Yiddishkeit as adults, the life they leave behind is devoid of Torah. Still, there are some who grow up...
Why were my baby’s legs turning purple? // Did Craniosacral Therapy have the answer?
Preface:
I confess: I’m a BIG believer in holistic cures. Decades before the frum community’s consciousness about alternative medicine was first raised and then popularized,...
Chanukah, 1938 // Witness to a miracle
Every year, Chanukah arrives just when it seems we need it most. As the days grow shorter and the nights stretch long and dark,...
‘‘Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?’’ // My husband borrowed money from my...
My cellphone rang just as I was about to leave the house. I looked at the screen and my heart skipped a beat. It...
Great Gift or Garbage? // Sometimes, there’s no way to know until it’s far,...
He was trying to hold it together; that much was clear, but the tell-tale tremble of his lip finally gave way to full blown...
Diagnosis: Determined // To the doctors, she was just suffering from hysteria
I woke up one day and realized that I could no longer ignore the symptoms that had started to hang over me like a...
