Mamma Rochel
With tears rolling down my face, I tried again. “Zot ha’ima sheli. She’s my mother. Please let me in”
Tag: Lifetakes
Ode to Rebbetzin Savta
From that moment on, every meal, and I mean every meal, was punctuated by passionate singing of the “Rebbetzin song”
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Who knows what she has sacrificed, this small, lone woman who embraces the Torah with strong skinny arms?
This Is Real
The theme park that never rusts, never ages, highlights an unattainable goal of flawlessness
The Last Hour
Fifteen minutes left of 5777. This quarter of an hour has been planned, written in parchment, last Rosh Hashanah
The Last Person on Planet Earth
It hovers around the room, this helplessness, this vulnerable, horrible loneliness that makes us all so human
Full-Circle Blessing
Wow, I remember thinking. That’s so beautiful. She does that, like, every day?
A Mother’s Prayer
It was for a great reason, but it sure was awkward. I had to reach out to my new mechutanim before my obstetrician
Visiting Daze
And then it’s time for the most important, most integral part of Visiting Day: leaving camp grounds!
The Number 7
She didn’t realize how young she was until her son turned seven
Summer Twos
Summer Twos brings an uncanny state of insomnia to the littlest members of your family
