Veiled Joy
While Fear stalks our community, Joy finds a foothold too. In backyards and living rooms, people celebrate new beginnings. The celebration is dimmed, but the happiness is not
Veiled Joy
I have no idea if I’ll have to push off my wedding. I have no plans of where I’ll live, or what my life will look like come May
Veiled Joy
The two of us stood under our chuppah, enjoying the wedding we’d planned in just 24 hours
Veiled Joy
My son didn’t want to get married under this cloud of pressure. He wanted simchah and calm
Veiled Joy
Fear was beginning to creep into our conversations. Would there be flights? Should everyone leave now?
Veiled Joy
In our case, the police were coming to help us, thank G-d, but historically, this wasn’t always so
Veiled Joy
A few weeks ago, I watched — from afar — a remarkable simchah, whose timing and precision were absolute perfection
Family Tempo
Why not profile Ruchi Steinberg, eminently average Jewish woman? Don’t we struggling non-superheroes deserve to be represented in the pages of our magazines?
The Moment
Perhaps most symbolic was a custom he maintained each Purim after retiring from formal rabbanus
The Moment
Since inception, the organization has buried about two thousand meisei mitzvah — those who leave no family or money to ensure a Jewish burial
All I Ask
“I couldn’t be the golden boy they dreamed of. There was no way I could compete with him, he was too perfect"
Text Messages
“You’ve got to read this. Look, this happens every 100 years. We need a national strategy”
Risk Factor
"I'm just trying not to think about it. And they keep bringing it up to me! Why are they doing this?!”
LifeTakes
The simplest of givens, like going to the kids for Yom Tov or moving into family become question marks
