Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love You, Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 4 PM Israel Time (9 AM EST) 13 hostages, all of them women and children, are scheduled to be released by Hamas. I cannot remember the last time I felt SO excited! Maybe right before I gave birth to my youngest child 8 years ago? Which makes me remember that before October 7th, […]
Read MoreNow that’s a HUG!
There’s a lot of these videos of soldiers coming home and surprising their parents, but this one is special. This video was posted by “Yotsim l’Shinui,” a fb page for people who grew up Charedi and have chosen a different path. Look at this beautiful Eema and look at her love for her son. No […]
Read More3 Years Without Mom A’H
Today my friend Devora had a women’s gathering in her house, and she asked us to think about what we most need right now. And I thought of my mom, whose 3rd yarhzeit is today. My Mom was passionate about helping others. She was a devoted wife, mom and grandma. And she was also a […]
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My Daughter, the Soldier–No Longer
Next week my 21-year-old daughter, Maayan, will be discharged from the Israeli Air Force upon completing her 2 years of military service. In honor of this momentous milestone, this morning Josh and I and some of our kids attended Maayan’s going-away party at her base along with around 30 of her friends, coworkers and commanders. […]
Read MoreMy Daughter Saw Black, and then a Rainbow 🌈
Jewishly, I fit in everywhere and nowhere. Partially thanks to the serpentine route of my personal journey to (and through) Orthodoxy, and partially thanks to the tolerance and open-mindedness I imbibed with my mother’s milk, I feel as comfortable communicating with a secular Jew as I do with someone Chassidic, Litvish, Chardal, National Religious, Modern […]
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