DMCs
Within a few weeks of Mrs. Rubin being my teacher, I had been told I needed to sit at the front of the classroom — because it was “better for me” — and had been ignored more times ...
Take 2
When Hashem gives us a gift it obligates us to use it and make the most of it
Portrait of a Family
What would Devorah say if she came upstairs with that ribbon in her hair? Tamar thought about it. Probably nothing — but then tonight she’d complain to her parents that Tamar was ...
Diary Serial
I was in a room full of counselors and campers and tutus and music and it was the last place I wanted to be
Teen Fiction
Gown-hunting, that should be fun. And hairstyles and makeup appointments... hey, I could enjoy that part. If I could forget what all the fuss was actually about
Nourish to Flourish
“It seems like you have a pretty good idea of how ‘comfortably full’ feels. Sometimes it’s hard to stop there, though"
Calligraphy
"Yidden are givers, Yidden are generous, just speak to their hearts and they’ll open their pockets. Why doesn’t Motti realize that?”
My COVID Hero
As we mark one year since the pandemic changed our lives, we asked you to introduce us to your COVID heroes
Every Song Has Its Story
The song elicits chills even today, more than 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Under 18 Minutes
A single moment can make all the difference between chometz and matzah, between success and failure. They raced the clock — and beat it!
Between Brothers
I was thrilled that my brother wouldn’t have to wait for a kidney, but I was also terrified
Calligraphy
For one second, an avalanche of questions: What would Ahrele do? Where would he go? Could he ever go back to the way things were? And from there?
