Metaphor for a Culture // The dance of the matador
“It’s not a sport, señora.”
Esperanza folded her arms and snorted. How foolish the Americans were to think that everything is a game! The Spaniards...
Can you believe it? // Bizarre beliefs that linger from childhood
One blazingly hot Chol Hamoed day, when I was around nine years old, my parents beat the heat by taking me and my siblings...
Never Give Up Hope
When Yaakov and Aliza found out that they were expecting twins, they were overwhelmed and excited. But at the end of the first trimester,...
When Psychiatric Illness Isn’t // A woman was diagnosed with depression, but the diagnosis...
Brocha was well known for her warm and bubbly personality, and even strangers had always embraced her friendly overtures, avidly responding in kind. So...
Learning the hard way // He had a history
It was a rather nondescript picture on page 72 of Sheli Magazine*, cushioned by text on all four sides. The article was entitled “A...
Are we medicating for normal human emotions?
t has been my passion and career to be a lactation consultant for the past 25 years. More than 2,500 hours of training at...
Comfort, Comfort My People // Recognize in everything the hand of Hashem
The theme of Edie’s life seems to be abandonment. She was raised in a strict, sad home, headed by her Holocaust survivor parents who...
In Living Memory // Brain damage caused Nechama Kaufman’s husband to lose his memory,...
The power of a woman, the power of a woman’s faith, is one of the strongest forces in the world.” Nechama Kaufman makes this...
My Beloved Stranger // As a child, I’d always had a dread of abandonment
I saw him yesterday. It was the first time in several months. The last time I’d bumped into him, four months ago—by chance, outside...
Soon by You
There were 38 place settings and 38 chairs arranged in the Beyman dining room that Shabbos. Most of the guests had arrived before Shabbos...
