Forgotten
Why would Ahuva text me randomly when she knew I was with clients? “Give me a minute,” I said to my client. “It’s my babysitter”
Tag: LifeLines
Seismic Shift
After years of outreach and Shabbos meals, I realized my guest just wanted the cholent
Second First Marriage
While I had refused to listen to any of these dirt-fresh-on-the-grave suggestions, as the months passed it became clear that I had to remarry
Underwhelming Simchah
I remember sitting at the Seder table with my husband, Yehoshua, that year and exclaiming, “I can’t believe it! Our first Pesach, and we’re all alone!”
Rock of Support
“I can tell you one thing: My wife doesn’t know how well I learned today, but she absolutely knows if I took out the trash”
Finding Purpose in the Pain
I was stunned and devastated. Feeling that I had nothing more to live for, the only thing I could think of doing was taking my life
The Provider
Until the day I got married, at the age of 20, I handed over every penny I earned to my father to help pay the bills
A Good Life
I said no. But there weren’t many other viable options, and my parents and siblings kept urging me to reconsider. So after a while, I said yes
Rising from the Ashes
She may have survived the war and built a successful professional life for herself, but part of her died in Auschwitz
By a Stroke of Divine Providence
She didn’t seem to understand that I had almost died. Or maybe she would have preferred it that way
With a Hand Tied Behind Me
Many times, store owners and random people on the street screamed for Hatzolah to be called when they witnessed my sudden attacks
