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by Dana Green
How did I manage to survive unspeakable abuse?
by Aliza Bulow
Reflections on burying our 2-week-old granddaughter.
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A letter to my abusive parents.
by Yael Zoldan M.A.
Because I’m a mother, I know.
by Dr. Simon Yisrael Feuerman
When a mother succumbs to cancer in old age and a father faces his own mortality, a son experiences the blessings of a good shiva.
by Rabbi Binyamin Feldman
The legacy of Chana Berkovits, Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits’ mother.
by Ruth N. Baum
I am not invited to my granddaughter’s bat mitzvah.
by Renana Meyer
Your appearance does not startle me anymore.
by Beth Goldsammler
The grandchild of Holocaust survivors looks forward… and back.
by Shoshana Gros
When my kids planted etrog trees, we didn’t know we’d discover the miracle – and precariousness – of life.
by Rea Bochner
Lessons from the spin cycle.
by Debbie Shapiro
Born with terminal kidney disfunction, each moment with him was precious.
by Rachel Fayga bas Hinda
Once I began to truly appreciate the blessings in my life, I received another – a baby girl.
by Leah Bleiberg
How an Aish.com article changed some people's lives.
by Julie Amar
My daughter’s eyes rolled back and she went limp in my arms.
by Ephraim Cornick
Although my father has died, he remains an active, guiding influence in my life.
Sometimes I wonder if my non-observant mother is more religious than me.
by Dina Neuman
My father let go of his pain, his grief, his questions and was able to do what he loved best: to give.
by Shellie Berman
My mother’s motto is: the way to keep your heart in shape is to love more.
The masked robber who broke into our home was a blessing in disguise.
Chanukah reminds us that we are not the same as everyone else.
by Menucha Chana Levin
The challenge of observing the anniversary of the death of someone never born.
by Rabbi Mark Spiro
Meet Natie Charles, the Prince of Tales.
by Debbie Gutfreund
Spanning three generations, I want to give you some very special gifts that are close to my heart.
by Tova Arons
Paradoxically, our children help connect us to our Jewish roots.
by Lea Goldman
The last few months of my pregnancy, I spent more time agonizing about the bris than about labor itself.
by Tanya Flig
Sadly, based on personal experiences.
by Gila Arnold
Our most significant achievements are formed somewhere deeply hidden.
by Rabbi Jack Kalla
How to make the most of the 2011 heat wave without moving from your computer or air conditioner.
by Yael Mermelstein
We were on opposite poles: her life was drawing to a close and mine was about to begin.
by Eliav Friedman
Even a grown man can be an orphan.
by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
As a child I longed for the majestic. Watching the royal wedding, I realized I found it.
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by Shulamis Yehudis Gutfreund
Teaching a child to understand God’s grand eternal plan.
by Amy A. Dubitsky
Ezra needs a donor who's a perfect match. You may be his miracle.
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The diagnosis was devastating, but we needed to stop mourning our daughter who was still alive and begin living with SMA.
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by Tehilla Shapiro
Since the divorce, my ex-husband won't have anything to do with our sons. Is it wrong to hope for a miracle?
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Who’s running this show, anyway?
by Rabbi Ephraim Shore
We were marrying off our eldest daughter. Why was I feeling so much pain?
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Cancer I could laugh at. It was remission that was so difficult.
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In these unstable and scary times, the sukkah gives us a reassuring message.
by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
I was floored. There wasn't one doctor in the whole hospital willing to help us.
by Ruchie Eisenbach
I want my friends to know that it’s okay to be different.
My grandmother and the terribly hot summer in Brooklyn.
by Gabrielle Hassan
Was that my precious child lying motionless in the water?
by Naomi Cohn
A bereaved mother’s perspective on the Three Weeks.
The greatest blessing comes between two friends.
My father's love asserted itself in distinctive ways.
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