Behind Every Mask Is a Face //Masks have been used since antiquity for ceremonial...
Behind my mask of total incompetence,” I tell the lady who is helping me get my baby onto the Bituach Leumi national insurance—when it...
Meaning in Mourning // Its in your soul
Artie and Bob were best friends. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were Little League baseball buddies.
They rode bicycles over deserted train...
Marriage Matters: Your Secret Power
I understand your approach when helping women improve their marriage is to empower them. How is one empowered?
When a woman owns her own happiness,...
The Child in Crisis
This is the story of Yehuda, a sweet little well-behaved boy who was the apple of his parents’ eye and gave them a lot...
There’s No Place like Home – For Tourism
For the thousands of visitors who flock to Israel from around the world, a new tourist attraction is making its way to the top...
The Caretaker // I was always there for my father
I was my parents’ caretaker from an early age. It was obvious to me that they were suffering and needed a great deal of...
Phantom Baby // My next-door neighbor didn’t have any children. Or did she?
Ifirst met Goldie Wolner when she knocked on my door to welcome me to the block. I had a screaming baby in one arm...
In Search of a Diagnosis // Even the top geneticists couldn’t figure it out
"It’s a girl!”
They were the most beautiful words I’d ever heard.
For years I’d dreamt of having a little girl. I loved my sons dearly,...
Sisters but Strangers // Decades after the affair of the Yemenite children, DNA testing...
WITH THE AID OF MODERN technology, two Israeli sisters of Yemenite descent who had never met each other were recently brought together. There wasn’t...
Dinner is Served // It would have been a shame to let it go...
My cellphone rang just as I was dozing off. Groggily, I pressed the talk button.
“Hello,” I croaked, slightly disoriented.
“Hi, Nechama. It’s Gitty Klein,” my...
