The Ghost of Motherhood Future (continued)
A few weeks ago, on the plane home from Budapest, I found myself sitting right in front of a young couple. Maybe half an hour before landing, two flight attendants came over and stood in an anxious huddle in the aisle by the wife. And then the announcement, “If there’s a doctor on board, please…” […]
Read MoreNow, at 44 years old I Wonder if I Made a Mistake by not Having Children by Maayan Poplevsky (Ynet.co.il)
I never thought that I’d be a mom. I was your classic care-free “child-free” gal. As the years went by, I saw many happy couples that settled down and became families. Sometimes I found myself becoming jealous of them. But soon enough I reminded myself that bringing kids into this world is a huge lifelong […]
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Read MoreYud Tes Kislev: The Photo that Took My Breath Away by Rabbi YY Jacobson
It’s Yud Tes Kislev, 1798. The Alter Rebbe’s free at last. I’ll try to depict the scene. The rabbi is innocent, and he goes out, and for the Czar life moved on. It was a celebration for the Chassidim living in Russia, who were completely subjugated to the Czarist regime, which was very harsh […]
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