LifeLinesWednesday, January 10, 2018Tug of War“Maybe you can be Rabi Akiva,” I told Kalman one day, “but I can’t be Rabi Akiva’s wife”
LifeLinesWednesday, January 03, 2018Bankrupt“What do you mean, declare bankruptcy?” I asked in horror. “That’ll destroy our credit rating! And who knows what other headaches we’ll have because of it?!”
LifeLinesWednesday, December 27, 2017Farewell GiftEven if the stories were true — and the people outside his family insisted they weren’t — how could his own family be the ones to spread those tales?
LifeLinesWednesday, December 20, 2017Background Static“Everyone’s looking at me,” Devorah complained. “Wherever I go, I feel people’s eyes examining me to see if anything is ...
LifeLinesWednesday, December 13, 2017For the Miracles and WondersIn Russia, you didn’t tell your parents about your problems, because they had enough problems of their own. Children knew ...
LifeLinesWednesday, December 06, 2017Top MarksSometimes, at night, I would be so panic-stricken about having to go to school the next day that I lay there in my bed unable to breathe
LifeLinesWednesday, November 29, 2017Treatment PlanI was perfectly healthy, with no risk factors for the disease. No one in my family was sick. And I was a good ...
LifeLinesWednesday, November 22, 2017In Her Shoes“Ribbono Shel Olam,” I screamed, “just fix it! I don’t know how You’re going to do that, but fix it! My children ...
LifeLinesWednesday, November 15, 2017Long-Distance HoneyMy mother talked about the fall as though it was a freak accident, but I was panic-stricken. My father was still dri ...
LifeLinesWednesday, November 08, 2017Prognosis of HopeWhen I heard that I was a candidate for a transplant, I thought, What are they talking about? This sounds like scien ...
LifeLinesWednesday, November 01, 2017Late NoteIf I don't agree to my husband's unreasonable conditions, I’ll continue to be shackled to this man, who from day one ...