A Gift Passed Along
When I took this photo, I wasn’t covering an event; I was part of the crowd davening
A Gift Passed Along
Mr. Reifman was an “alter Europa’esha Yid,” who had learned to lein in his hometown shtetl in Europe
A Gift Passed Along
A tangible link between lofty generations engaged in the same enduring dance between Heaven and earth
A Gift Passed Along
He was my principal; he was also my ally and my cheerleader and one of the only people who took an odd little girl, dreamy but fierce, and tended to her
A Gift Passed Along
If you took a moment and stepped inside, you were quickly overcome by the smell of dust, of pages, of history, of life itself
A Gift Passed Along
They know it’s the prelude to a busy 24 hours that begins with water
A Gift Passed Along
I found out that fiction can transport, uplift, and connect you to something bigger then yourself
A Gift Passed Along
I printed that email in full and laminated it, and it hangs on my fridge to this day
Namesakes
"He made a neder that if he got out alive he would dedicate his life to avodas Hashem”
Family Tempo
My dating life is a wreck. My job’s a failure. And now there's a high school reunion
A Gift Passed Along
My photo of the tallis in Dubai made waves across the Arab-language media
LifeLines
“This is the task Hashem has entrusted me with,” I answered them simply. “To care for this precious soul”
Rocking Horse
Fortuna turns to her with fire in her eyes. “A teacher has to be an example. And you are no example to my daughter”
Story Supplement
All Ezzy had to do was give each pot a quick rinse. How hard could that be?
