Heaven-Sent
This Yom Tov, when Eliyahu HaNavi visits every household, we share a collection of first-person encounters, tales of miraculous intervention by a mysterious figure
In the Sea
I was tired. And I was tired of asking for miracle
Lost and Found
Have you ever lost anything? I don’t know about you, but to me it is the most unsettling feeling. Do you promise money to Rabi Meir Baal Haneis or say Amar Rebbi Binyamin? Let’s h ...
Upper Class: Chapter 9
I love that about Debbi, that she can be so honest about how she’s feeling
Another Try
I wished the plans to have everybody together could have excluded Avi and Dina. Whenever Dina was around she somehow managed to take all the fizzle out of the fun
Stand By: Chapter 16
“Oh, come on. After everything in the last few weeks, this is the date that renders you speechless?”
Doing It All
I tried to keep doing, but my grades were slipping, and deep inside me, I knew I was beginning to snap
Rolling in the Dough
Is there any way to recapture that sense of joint family effort in handcrafting the Yom Tov’s focal mitzvah?
Dying to Be Me
In this honest diary, Batya Sherizen recounts how encountering death shaped her into the woman she is today
Scion
It was different before the birth, what did he have then? Grainy images, a sound like a horse or a train that they said was a heartbeat, a baby that seemed all Denya’s — and now t ...
My Special Uncle
I’m sure your uncles (and aunts!) are also special people. But they aren’t special in the same way my uncle is. My uncle’s name is Ezra. He is 13 years old, and he has Down syndro ...
