A Tale of Forgiveness // I didn’t want my daughter to follow in my...
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for my oldest daughter, Chava’le, named after my beloved grandmother. She was always a wonderful...
Circumstantial Evidence // I know that a Person is Innocent until Proven Guilty, but...
The bell rang just as I put my baby down for a nap. I straightened my snood and went to the door. My sister...
Who is Watching Your Baby?
Friday, July 14, 2017
It was 30 minutes before Shabbos when baby Naomi woke up from her nap.
“After a busy day, the scene was finally...
More Than Skin Deep // An unplanned visit to the dermatologist yielded an...
"I don’t like the sound of that cough,” I chided Yanky as we finished our phone call. Kids. Don’t they notice how they’re hacking...
Blackout // Light overcomes the darkness
I don’t prepare for the storm. It doesn’t seem like it could happen. The sky is blue and the sun’s rays warm. It’s almost...
Default Babysitter // Was I being taken for a ride?
When we borrowed money and stretched our finances for a down payment on one half of a two-family house, we were warned to be...
Daring Rescue // Evelyn Chenkin’s Post-War mission to save Jewish children
Evelyn Chenkin’s own incredulity, she was walking out of a convent in France holding the hand of a 15-year-old Jewish girl. This had been...
Baby Boys, Come Home
Before Pesach, boys who are away at yeshivah come flocking home, spending time in the comfort of their homes...and with the comfort of a...
Jumping for Joy…or Maybe not
It’s funny what stays with you months after a frightening event. Ridiculous as it was, as the ambulance sped through the winding Catskill Mountains,...
Anchored!
Someone turning to the secular Israeli media for their news might be surprised to find themselves listening to a chareidi woman. Sivan Rahav Meir...
