My Simple Emes

A little more than a year ago, I began keeping a journal. I wanted to record the physical, emotional and spiritual process of healing...

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....

It's been in me for a while now, rumbling beneath the surface, seeking a way out of my insides and onto the blog page of My Simple Emes. ...

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