Meltdown: Chapter 3

When the great day final arrived, Chezky would be wound up like a spring, ready to jump into action — or to spiral out of control

Evil Destroys Itself

Bad ideas, many bordering on sheer lunacy, are leaving destruction in their wake, and for all to see

The trip had been the only thing in school this year that Yudi had spoken about with enthusiasm. Losing it must be crushing

What’s the most important part of making your cholent the success that it is?

Rebbe Abish Meir of Spinka meets the medic who saved his life

To parent a child today, you cannot use the rules and the gedarim of even ten years ago

Unfortunately, there is often a stigma surrounding the use of medications to manage ADHD

“You’re staying with us tonight, you can’t be home alone,” Aunt Chana says, like it’s obvious. “There’s plenty of space, you can share Raizy’s room”

“Rebbetzin Weinberg expected us to set up homes according to Torah values, but she didn’t want us to stick out as obvious baalei teshuvah”

Optimism? It clashed with my inculcated weltanschauung, that of straight-up fear

Then Chayala spoke, quiet, but sure. “I know my parents are proud of me, but I feel like I’m letting them down in so many ways”