My Simple Emes

"People raise money on Go-Fund-Me to go on vacations! They raise money for hobbies and to put out music discs! Why wouldn't people give...

The other day I kept losing things. It’s not really like me to do that. I am pretty organized and make sure to put things down in their...

It seemed like the perfect idea. After years of knitting, embroidery, and applique, I decided to learn to crochet. In truth, I always...

He is twenty-two years old. Four years ago he left his family in New York to move to Israel. He served in the Israel Defense Forces....

You know those days when you can’t seem to motivate yourself to do anything? Then you start hearing voices in your head saying things...

I left my house the other morning equipped with a little piece of paper listing all the subjects I hoped to discuss with Hashem (the...

I will be away from my computer next week so I'm putting up something I like that I wrote a while ago. Enjoy! A few days ago I was...

I was full swing into a bout of shingles (I don't wish it on anyone!). I had finally dozed off towards morning after endless hours of...

Last night at a wedding, I met a friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time. She'd heard I had lymphoma and that I was not doing...

This coming Shabbos, the 8th of Cheshvan, will mark six years since my mother's passing. During the two years following her passing,...