Words Unspoken

Monday, April 03, 2023

Dear Askan

Not because she didn’t want to, but because she was advised by a specific askan not to tell her family

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Dear Friend

I was never tested; if faced with an endless wait like this, would I sink or swim?

Know This

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Social Anxiety

It feels like everyone is staring at me, pityingly, scornfully, wondering why I’m not participating in the conversation

Family Farce: Purim 5783

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Words Unspoken — An Open Letter to My Parents Regarding My Feeding Schedule from Your Three-Month-Old Firstborn

We forgot to weigh him. Daddy! How would you like it if I weighed you before and after the shul kiddush?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

To the Woman Who Called at Midnight

Don’t you want your son to learn to experience the simchah of Purim without relying on alcohol?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

To My Dear Children

I can’t invite only some of you. I can’t invite all of you. Instead, Tatty and I invite none of you

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Dear Mrs. W.,

Mrs. W., when I came to your house for Shabbos, I realized how much I didn’t know

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Dear Neighbor

I closed my eyes and pictured the bassinet next to my bed and that the crying infant was my baby

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Dear Daughter-in-Law,

I’d only met you once. How was I supposed to know what you liked?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Dear Shadchan

Is this teaching healthy communication? What about when they get into an inevitable disagreement?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Dearest Mommy

“Thank you for teaching me these lessons and helping me grow into a mature adult”