He saw two corpses on Everest and nearly lost his fingers to frostbite. At 56, this is what Eitan Aizenshtein learned about faith and survival at the top of the world.
Tracey was 16 when a stranger knocked on her door selling alarm systems. She had no idea he'd become her husband – or that she'd spend decades fighting for his life.
Two years ago, a sniper's bullet nearly killed me. Today, I run a fitness program for Jews who want to get stronger without leaving their values at the door.
The Hebrew word for dog, kelev, hides two words inside: kol lev, a whole heart. A lifetime of dogs taught me, an anxious kid from a lonely home, what that means.
Claire Blumenthal Zeitler was adopted, Jewish, and — she would later discover — the daughter of an Arab prince. What followed was ten years of searching for her authentic identity.
When my twin brother became religious, I flew to Jerusalem, armed with philosophical arguments, to bring him back home. My mission succeeded, just not the way I planned.
My baby taught me what years of struggle couldn't: that real love doesn't require self-harm, and that the greatest gift I can give my child is a mother who is whole.