Jolly Solly
“Why don’t you tell me all about your machzor,” said Jolly Solly. “It does sound like a very valuable item”
FYI
I’m not sure if I’d be clinically diagnosed as an actual germophobe, but germs really creep me out, much more so than my friends
Teen Diary Serial
“Today, as we say goodbye to our four years in high school, we leave as changed people”
Normal
They go through this every year — Ella insisting on one last get-together before she and her parents leave for their annual exotic Pesach hotel experience
Story Time
“We have no choice but to partake in one last military expedition.” The generals passed the message along the ranks, and it spread like wildfire from Jew to Jew
Building Dreams
I took a deep breath. We found hand-me-downs for Leiba, Miriam, and Yisroel, but there was nothing of mine that could be fixed to fit me
Musings
“You did a really big aveirah. You must do teshuvah to the Eibishter.” She doesn’t know how. She feels scared and small
Inbox
“When the owner is not a yerei Shamayim, an honest mashgiach is faced with a consistent catch-22, which leads to a negative effect on the kashrus”
Family Diary
My friend looked at his retreating back in horror. Had she lost her job before it even started?
The Moment
A time to celebrate the past year’s accomplishments and gear up for an even better year, b’ezras Hashem
Parshah
If you look inside and acquire a deeper understanding of Hashem’s plan you won’t need to cry
True Account
Here I was, all alone in the wilderness with a pen and paper as my sole witnesses — which was both terrifying and thrilling
