Advice

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence The mecca of gastronomy on my son’s culinary totem pole is Dunkin’ Donuts. Even as I write this, the shame of it all threatens to...

DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict a specific encounter. This story is not about you! It’s...

Question My name appears on many shidduch résumés as a reference, and some of the people complain to me that they lose out on a shidduch because I fail to...

I have written here for the past few weeks, and I’ve been hearing that my column is gaining some traction. So, I think it’s time for me to introduce...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence I get particularly nostalgic this time of year. While I’m sure many people share my sentiments, there’s no question that as we celebrate the Jewish...

Nursing home evictions are a significant problem in the United States. Between staffing issues and the rising need for long-term care services, overburdened facilities often attempt to evict residents...

Question I was raised in a non-Shomer Shabbat but strictly Shomer Kashrut Sephardi home, but I became more religious after studying at a yeshiva in Israel for three years after...

Many of my earlier columns described the nature and mechanisms of trauma. A terrible experience can lock parts of our mind and body into a vise-like grip which keeps...

  DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict a specific encounter. This story is not about you! If...

  By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence These days, unfortunately, there’s no shortage of heartbreaking news coming out of the Jewish world, both locally and internationally. I peruse different media outlets, watching other...