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by Sherri Mandell
It is when we are broken that we recognize God as our true home.
by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
A letter to my daughter upon her Bat Mitzvah.
by Rabbi Chanoch Oppenheim
Add boiling water and watch love grow.
by Yael Zoldan M.A.
Shavuot was the day my grandmother arrived in Auschwitz.
by S. L. Weinstock
The question no one asks: "What was it like to get divorced with two children still in diapers?"
by Debbie Gutfreund
In Egypt, the Jewish people were hanging on by a tiny thread. So was I.
Passover is coming and I have entirely missed the point.
by Avi Shlomowitz
This Purim, grab a piece of God's unconditional love, and dance.
by ESPN
Patrick Henry Hughes can teach us all a lesson about reaching our potential.
by Yael Mermelstein
Why I gave up TV.
Finding the keys to happiness this Chanukah.
A little girl inspires us to rise to life's challenge.
by Leah Abramowitz
Reckoning with forces that split a family apart.
by Brochi Rossen
Every wrinkle held a story.
by Bassi Gruen
It's mundane. It's magical. It's motherhood.
George doesn’t walk, he waltzes.
by Avi Spector
Our personal variation of "Man plans, God laughs."
by Diane Faber Veitzer
Having just turned 43, never married, no kids, I was having a tough time getting up the enthusiasm to pray for these same things once again
by Sara Leah Marberger
Suddenly a single parent, the shofar's long wail echoed the one in my heart.
by Jodie Kamornick
The plane plummeted downwards, oxygen masks dropped, and we thought this was the end.
by Chana Juravel
Finding a reason in life to sing.
by Rabbi Irwin Katsof
Inspiration from a house of mourning.
It's been 13 years but there is still a crack in my heart.
Daughters never forget.
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
My mother died when she was almost 98 years old. We thought she'd live forever.
My mother blessed me with the ability to say amen to both life and death.
by Riva Pomerantz
Visitors to Israel from the Far East discover a brilliant, new monitoring system: the mezuzah.
by Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale
Passover reminds us that not only can't you escape your past, but you have to cherish it too.
Paving a path for our children.
by Alan D. Busch
Appreciating miracles every day.
by Chaya Malka Abramson
Sometimes it's the small gestures that penetrate most deeply.
Life sure has changed, my little one, ever since you've joined the family.
A taxi ride to somewhere unexpected.
by Sarah Adler
To me, it is a miracle that anyone can conceive a child unassisted.
by Miriam Silver
This was my third pregnancy and it was going blissfully well. How things can change in an instant.
by Miriam Millhauser Castle
As I took care of my dying mother, a new bond was created.
Watching Judge Lefkowitz balance the needs of four generations and a seat on the New York State Supreme Court was impressive, especially to her daughter.
by Chani Newman
Some bitter herbs cannot be eaten.
by Batsheva Hirschman Frankel
The true meaning of loving your fellow Jew.
by Charles H. Kuttner
Was I supposed to be stuck in town that weekend just for this purpose?
by Seth Clyman, reviewed by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
How my daughter's short life changed mine.
by Sarah Shapiro
Was it only in my imagination that I was smarter than my father?
Perfection eludes us all, but acceptance does not have to.
by Carol Tice
Our Chanukah candles shone extra-bright last year. That's because they were the only lights in our house.
by Ayelet
It's always totally full.
by Rachel Shifra TalAs told to Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
The sudden loss of a pregnancy shakes the world of a young mother-to-be.
Somehow birthdays morphed into a day of doors closing behind me with a final thud.
by Emunah Bachar
I knew Bubby would be leaving this world soon, and I was determined to be with her before it happened.
by Laya Saul
Marking my son for life.
by Beverly Beckham
Now I listen to Dad better than ever.
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