LifeLinesWednesday, October 25, 2017More Than One ApproachI attended a regular, litvish-style yeshivah. I liked learning but I felt I was missing something, and I had no one I could talk to about it
LifeLinesWednesday, October 18, 2017Just Pareve“I think they’re a little jealous of you,” he replied. “You’re so poised and confident, and you have such a sunny personality, maybe they feel a little intimidated.”
LifeLinesMonday, October 02, 2017Lifelines: The Next ChapterOver the past few years, these seven LifeLines narrators have shared their memorable stories of struggle and growth, adversit ...
LifeLinesWednesday, September 27, 2017Narrow Mountain PassI realized that I would probably die and that there was nothing I could do to stop that from happening.
LifeLinesMonday, September 18, 2017On the BooksIt’s one thing for a two-year-old to throw a temper tantrum, quite another for an 18-year-old to froth at the mouth that way.
LifeLinesWednesday, September 13, 2017Free SwimShimon was a rebbi’s dream. Moshe was a rebbi’s nightmare. Ovadia was somewhere in-between: an average student. Or so we thought.
LifeLinesWednesday, September 06, 2017Good AdviceWhatever the issue was, she would tell me to be mevater and do what Uri wanted. “It’s not that important,” she would say
LifeLinesWednesday, August 30, 2017Raging EpidemicPainful as it was to hear that Naftali blamed me for his addiction, I had attended Nar-Anon long enough to know that addicts invariably blame others
LifeLinesWednesday, August 23, 2017Alternate TrajectoriesWhen Ben was about to begin his first job with a Manhattan law firm, he told me he might not wear his yarmulke ...
LifeLinesTuesday, August 15, 2017Dangerous Sell“The seminar was worth every penny,” Avi enthused. “Really life changing.” We had no idea then how life changing it would be.
LifeLinesWednesday, August 09, 2017Black and WhiteMany of the guys in my high school belonged to local gangs. Gangs afforded protection; if you wore the gang colors, ...