Human Interest
8 min read
When my husband and I got married, we didn’t just become a couple. We became a family. Each of us came into the marriage with two children, and over the years, our household grew to eight children altogether. We have now been on this journey for more than 30 years, long enough to watch those […]
Sukkot
6 min read
The foundation of Judaism consists of six commandments that Jews are meant to carry at every moment. Think of them less as items on a list of 613 commandments and more as a mindset: six constant attitudes that shape how a Jew moves through life, all day, every day. Those six beliefs map directly onto […]
My parents grew up in the days where if you went to cheder (Jewish religious school), the Rebbe would smack your knuckles with a ruler. At work, they were told, "If you don't come to work on Saturday, don't come on Monday." My father's family was very poor. His mother had to pawn her wedding […]
I can still see it. A little neon orange lunch ticket. It was just a piece of paper, something a child would normally never give a second thought to. But I remember it. When I was growing up, my family didn't have a lot of money. My brother and I needed assistance in order to […]
