LifeLinesWednesday, October 24, 2018Lost SheepWhen I saw these boys winking at her, I knew it was time to take drastic action
LifeLinesWednesday, October 10, 2018Doing My PartAt the time of my diagnosis, when I was 35, I had struggled mightily with the question of whether to tell my parents
LifeLinesWednesday, September 05, 2018Same Man, Same HandIn those days, Jews were Jews, and I, the grandson of the Rosh Yeshivah, played ball with Bernie, the kid whose father worked on Shabbos
LifeLinesWednesday, August 08, 2018Separate UnitI resolved to show them that I was still their son and that they were not losing me to my kallah, Penina
LifeLinesWednesday, July 25, 2018ReroutedTwo years had passed since the petirah, and Avrumi still hadn’t gotten back to his easygoing self. He was always sad, stressed, and on edge
LifeLinesSunday, July 22, 2018The Biggest BrachahWhen Racheli was six, it occurred to me that perhaps we shouldn’t wait until we had finished raising our own children before taking in a foster child
LifeLinesWednesday, July 11, 2018ForgottenWhy would Ahuva text me randomly when she knew I was with clients? “Give me a minute,” I said to my client. “It’s my babysitter”
LifeLinesWednesday, July 11, 2018Seismic ShiftAfter years of outreach and Shabbos meals, I realized my guest just wanted the cholent
LifeLinesWednesday, June 27, 2018Second First MarriageWhile I had refused to listen to any of these dirt-fresh-on-the-grave suggestions, as the months passed it became clear that I had to remarry
LifeLinesWednesday, May 30, 2018Underwhelming SimchahI remember sitting at the Seder table with my husband, Yehoshua, that year and exclaiming, “I can’t believe it! Our first Pesach, and we’re all alone!”
LifeLinesWednesday, May 16, 2018Rock of Support“I can tell you one thing: My wife doesn’t know how well I learned today, but she absolutely knows if I took out the trash”