Her Turn to Shine
She took a rueful look at Leah’s flower arrangement, at Meira and Chana’s gowns, then at Yehuda’s back. “I guess not everyone read the memo about the color scheme,” she commented
Tag: Family Tempo
Any Man a Prince
“He is a prince of the Talmud,” a feverish boy whose dark eyes burned and shimmered in the smudgy light of a lamp told me
Becoming Yael’s Mom
She was incubated, and I was released from the hospital. It broke my heart to leave my child alone in the sterile, overly lit neonatal ICU
How It’s Meant to Be
In our hearts, we struggle between declaring this is no way to live, and realizing that yes, this is a way to live because this is what Hashem has decided
Sew Elegant
It was obvious they were dying to know what I planned to wear, but I didn’t offer any information, and they were too polite to press me for details
The Scent of Citrus
It was bad enough he cooked; did he have to broadcast it?
Broad Strokes
Shmuel was still laughing when they left the office. “Women on a kevarim tour! Forget Dial-a-Segulah. Need a yeshuah? Visit the Pnei Yehoshua!”
Moe’s Search for Treasure
The war’s ended, but Moe’s battles haven’t
The Nest
What if I would need medical intervention in order to bear more children? What if I would never have another child?
The Spy
“Why do I feel like I’m being kidnapped?”
Simmy and Laibel Share a Smile
Oh, great. He’s rhyming again. He only speaks in rhyme when he’s stressed or upset. It’s official. He totally, totally thinks I’m terrible
