Family First Feature

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Beyond the Page       

Two writers apply writing axioms to real life

True Account

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Turbulence in My Sky

With my bipolar swings, would I ever land on middle ground?

True Account

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Chain of Blessing

I learned that with the Rebbe at the wheel, I’d reach my destination. But who knew that my friends could also come along for the ride?

Cut ‘n Paste

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Change of Heart

We couldn’t have anticipated what happened that Shabbos, that week

Magazine Feature

Monday, April 03, 2023

Learning Curve on Kiruv

What the Traveling Chassidim have learned along the way is that the Jewish neshamah has many ways of being ignited

Calligraphy

Monday, April 03, 2023

Scion

It was different before the birth, what did he have then? Grainy images, a sound like a horse or a train that they said was a heartbeat, a baby that seemed all Denya’s — and now t ...

Cut ‘n Paste

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Words Are Not Enough

“Ethel just told me she wants a Jewish burial,” Isaac said breathlessly. “Can you change the will?”

True Account

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Finish Line in the Cancer Ward 

All of it, almost ten years of learning, paled in comparison to the excruciating difficulty of learning the last five dapim

LifeTakes

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The Hakafos King

I hadn’t hit shul for Simchas Torah in who knows how long. I figured let’s go in and see where they’re up to

Musings

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The Island

After years of facing a closed door, I now stand on the other side

For Keeps: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5783

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

From the Flames     

There were thousands of little things, the memorabilia that was important and meaningful to me, even if they weren’t objectively valuable