Status Change
“So, Ma,” my 17-year-old asked again that year. “Are you going to shul for the whole davening?”
Tag: Lifetakes
The Shofar’s Call
Why can’t I feel a little more... more something? It’s not like I don’t care. It’s Rosh Hashanah, for goodness sake!
Noodling with Chesed
“The doctor does these procedures 20 times a day,” I mused. “It’s a big deal for us, but it’s no big deal for ...
In Orbit
I’m the mother in the middle, orbiting between these contrasting worlds, trying to give each child what she needs while ...
Teaching and Learning
Next time I want to give up and say, this is too hard for me, I want out — I’ll think of Ahuva and keep ...
Winner
I always worried and wondered what sort of mother I’d be. I’m a little impatient — make that very. Multisyllabic words ...
The Slow Family
Life in the slow lane was changing me fast
Patch of Grief
“Why does your family ruin every simchah by dredging up the past?” he asked. “Why do you insist on making every cele ...
Galus Child
I inhale, trying to escape the horror in my mind. It’s too dark, and within the prism of reality, there is no rel ...
Pass the Dish
When I saw the sign, I thought I had inserted my lenses inside out
My Little Mason
Was my child the only black-and-white thinker in the class who would be devastated when a gold-laden structure failed to ...
