Calligraphy

Sunday, April 05, 2020

Free Hand

I want a detailed and unfiltered report. I wanted it so badly. I wanted to discover what it was about me that made my days just an endless chain of same, of boring predictability, ...

Family First Feature

Sunday, April 05, 2020

At All Costs?

How much do frum weddings really cost? 7 women unveil the hard numbers PLUS: JOIN THE CONVERSATION!

Yardsticks

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 43

“Oh, goodness, I’m so happy. It’s amazing what a good fit does to a gown. Beautiful, beautiful”

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 42

It was not my place to tell Yocheved what to do. This was her business, her responsibility. I couldn’t change the world

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 40

Today she was Chaya Davidowitz, a conflicted being, tortured by her own insecurities

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Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 39

I took the dress and turned it inside out. The seams were perfect, neatly serged. Professional

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 38

It took me a second to absorb that. Mommy — I had a new son. This was all so strange

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 37

It was emerald green with silver beading, a silver sash draped over the shoulders. It was a pretty dress, definitely elegant. But…

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 36

For a moment, my stomach twisted as I observed those flowers — a blatant violation of takanos law 

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Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 35

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Yardsticks: Chapter 34

This whole situation was super strange, but the fact was, I hadn’t done anything wrong