It’s Okay to Eat by Yourself
After forty years of marriage, the freedom was at times exhilarating, but when I came home, nobody was waiting for me. The house was as quiet as snow. I wasn’t prepared for this—how could I be?
The Dog that Doesn’t Bark
When the need for help is transparent, the Jewish community generally rallies and swings into action. But what happens when it’s not so obvious?
Mah Shlomcha?
It’s the simplest of questions: “Mah shlomcha?—How are you?” But when your country is at war, how can you give the usual answer?
Yefashpesh B’ma’asav: Post-Tragedy Introspection
Israelis certainly acknowledge that their world has been intrinsically changed post-October 7, and American Orthodoxy must do the same. We must recognize that our community has been profoundly altered and our communal psyche shaken.