Words Unspoken

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Dear High School Principal

You’d mistaken my anxiety-driven silence and avoidance for snobbery

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Dear Klal Yisrael

“Mommy, I love public school, but why do I feel better and more accepted in a school like this?”

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Dear Doula

I was traumatized; not by the birth itself, but at the belief that I’d failed: as a student, as a woman, as a mother

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Dear Friend

You don’t know all that, and you still sent over flowers to show that you’re happy for me

Open Mic

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Constantly Rejected

Are our high standards causing us to ignore the young people in shidduchim who don’t fit our vision?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Dear Engaged Friend

I’m so happy you’re engaged, but what’s with all the expectations?

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

Dearest Students

I see you yearning for a connection, and it breaks my heart, but I can’t provide it

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Dear Balabusta

Neh, you’d say, big deal. It’s nothing. But nothing it is not. It’s major

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Dear Seminary Girls

There’s a reason why it’s worth hosting you even though I find myself exhausted after Shabbos

Words Unspoken

Monday, April 11, 2022

Dear Reader

Remember reading those pieces? Well, I’m the girl in all those articles. Nice to finally meet you

Words Unspoken

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Dear Children and Grandchildren

Please don’t wrap me in foam and netting like an esrog. I’m not that fragile