LifeTakes
Mussaf starts, the table is full, yet I feel so alone. The room has been cleansed of a whole decade of women, the ...
Personal Accounts
“Unesaneh tokef, let us proclaim the power of this day’s holiness…” Three women describe having their lives overturned, facin ...
On Topic
Shul rebbetzins give of their time, their energy, their family life — and yet, they say, they wouldn’t have it any o ...
Real Life
We land and head straight for Ichilov hospital. Shealtiel is frighteningly still, white, surrounded by beeping — blood pressu ...
Musings
Not ready for the blast, the awakening. Not ready for the wrenching sobs from tens of dozens of people who must be ...
Windows
No one else noticed I was there. But I didn’t mind; it was okay this way. Until it all changed,Windows: A Place t ...
Grab the Reins
“The main thing I learned from our group was how mood can affect us. And that people do things to make themselves ...
Map the Starlight
Clara comes up to her, snatches the parchment from Aster’s sash, unfurls it. The strength is gone from Aster’s hands, o ...
Profiles
According to the Biala Rebbe of Bnei Brak, we’re a worthy generation that engages in Torah and chesed like never before ...
On Site
What’s so special about Mr. Bengio’s shofros? Why are baalei tokeia scrupulous about purchasing only Mr. Bengio’s workmanship?
Personal Accounts
What’s your singular snapshot moment of 5777, the encounter, experience, or epiphany that will always wield a lasting impact?
Cut ‘n Paste
The next day I took my tefillin, which I’d had since my bar mitzvah almost 30 years earlier, to my sofer, Reb Shu ...
Point of View
The juxtaposition of Irma and Elul,Winds of Fear,The juxtaposition of Irma and Elul
