by Mirissa D. Price

by Eve Levy

A parent's blessing is stronger than any length of distance or amount of time.

by Pearl Adler Saban

Like her protagonist, Jean Meltzer suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and is a proud Jew who happens to love the Christmas season.

by Rabbi Raphael Leban

These 5 rules of engagement will save your family dinner, no matter who's around the table.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

God is speaking to us all the time, if we just look for His messages.

by Carol Ungar

Warm, intimate and full of fun, I adopted Taylor’s fictional family as my own make-believe family.

by Vicky Krief

Life is an ever-changing juggling act that requires self-awareness, flexibility and simply letting go.

by Joan Zlotnick

The importance of self-care, support groups, and helping others, and the role of guilt and grief in the caregiving process.

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

I cringed inside every time my granddaughter called me Zaidy.

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

While I am busy with fertilizing the soil, pulling the weeds, and feeding the plants, I am digging for something much deeper.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Sitting shiva enabled me to appreciate my father's genuine greatness.

by Ahava S. Ehrenpreis

No one heals from a loss of a child.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Becoming a mother is the hardest choice I've ever made. And by far the best.

by Dini Harris

We got the call in the middle of the night. “Something’s going on in Meron. Is anybody from our family there?”

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

My mother passed away right before Passover. Twelve hours earlier, the idea of losing my mother was unthinkable.

by Menucha Chana Levin

I only knew that they had been killed by terrible people called Nazis during the war.

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

My father didn’t know if I was his daughter or his sister, but I’ve always known exactly who I am. I am the little girl my father adored.

by Alisa Schindler

I’m Jewish but not at all religious. Yet somehow I found something in the rabbi's words and feel less alone.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

Sometimes it’s what we don't say that becomes our greatest gift.

by Eve Levy

I discovered that strong comes in many different ways.

by Elisheva Hart

Our genetic test revealed that we were both carriers of a mutation of Type 1 Gaucher disease.

by Jennifer Berger

Learning to live in the moment, to focus on the things I can control, and to let go of what I can’t.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Family rifts are extremely painful. Reconciling is a real possibility.

by Aharon Lerner

The children weren't allowed to go to their friend's funeral. Thanks to one psychotherapist, here's what they did instead.

by Elimor Ryzman

Because they have someone to cry to.

by Ellen Bachner Greenberg

My mother, a Holocaust survivor, dying alone and waiting in limbo four days to be buried were the first signs that respecting the deceased was compromised.

by Anonymous

I was in emotional pain but I knew that God doesn't send me something that I can't handle.

by Shaina Bernstein

To some she was a crochety old lady. To me, she was my beloved Aunt Bea.

by Genendy Radoff

You'll need to unwrap these twelve gifts over and over again throughout your life. They're the soul powers that you're born with and must reveal.

by Shosha Jacobs

Despite her dementia, Bubby never forgot to bless God.

by Sara Silver

The scene: our two-bedroom with one bathroom, 4 kids under 7 and a newborn baby I just brought home. Today I tried to take a shower.

by Jessica Brenner

Celebrating heroism instead of amplifying our differences.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

For my wife and me, it was nothing less than a personal Passover miracle.

by Chana Rosenblatt

Feeling the love during the tough times.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The lessons I learned from my Great Aunt Cissy are helping me deal with the coronavirus.

by Rabbi Yossi Goldin

The remarkable story surrounding my son’s birth and lessons we can all learn from it.

by Michal Kovan

I had no idea that getting passports for my kids would result in the dramatic revelation that would change how my kids view me and their grandfather.

by Yael Zoldan M.A.

As the New Year is rapidly approaching, I’m relieved to know that this year I’m not asking for too much.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Ways to connect on Rosh Hashanah when you’re not in synagogue.

by Nikki Friedman

With the new year come new opportunities for change and growth, and new opportunities for our prayers to be answered.

by Risa Rotman

Two different boys, two different journeys.

by Emuna Braverman

The world is a darker place without her bright smile and warmth, without her humility and constant gratitude.

by Karen Green

Thank God she wasn't diagnosed back in the 30’s. Her impulsivity, spunkiness and penchant for breaking the rules enabled her to get through the Holocaust.

by Michelle Halle, LCSW

As a child Beth’s father frightened me. Today, I recognize that he suffered from mental illness and his rages against his family were all symptoms of his disorder.