Just Pareve
“I think they’re a little jealous of you,” he replied. “You’re so poised and confident, and you have such a sunny personality, maybe they feel a little intimidated.”
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Lifelines: The Next Chapter
Over the past few years, these seven LifeLines narrators have shared their memorable stories of struggle and growth, adversit ...
Narrow Mountain Pass
I realized that I would probably die and that there was nothing I could do to stop that from happening.
On the Books
It’s one thing for a two-year-old to throw a temper tantrum, quite another for an 18-year-old to froth at the mouth that way.
Free Swim
Shimon was a rebbi’s dream. Moshe was a rebbi’s nightmare. Ovadia was somewhere in-between: an average student. Or so we thought.
Good Advice
Whatever the issue was, she would tell me to be mevater and do what Uri wanted. “It’s not that important,” she would say
Raging Epidemic
Painful as it was to hear that Naftali blamed me for his addiction, I had attended Nar-Anon long enough to know that addicts invariably blame others
Alternate Trajectories
When Ben was about to begin his first job with a Manhattan law firm, he told me he might not wear his yarmulke ...
Dangerous Sell
“The seminar was worth every penny,” Avi enthused. “Really life changing.” We had no idea then how life changing it would be.
Black and White
Many of the guys in my high school belonged to local gangs. Gangs afforded protection; if you wore the gang colors, ...
Love the Convert
“I tell you, geirim have bad blood. I’ve known a few of them, and I see that they usually revert to their old lifestyle.” She went on and on, bringing examples to prove her ridicu ...
