Family First
Disclaimer: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with various clients. It does not depict a specific encounter. This story is not about...
What Are You Looking For?
The words, thoughts, and ideas I am sharing here are for you, and they are for me, too. As a parent of a daughter in shidduchim, I can empathize...
A Thoughtful New Year
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
Around the time that I attended my first trip with NCSY, my entire perspective on having company on Shabbat and yom tov changed.
Up until then, the...
Who Are You Davening For?
By Rabbi Zvi Gluck
It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again.
Maybe you spent Elul mentally preparing yourself for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, thinking back over the...
Keeping Up With The Joneses: What Exactly Are We Jonesing For?
This holiday season is probably my favorite. The energy of the upcoming New Year and all of its promise makes me feel more spiritual than usual, which I like)....
Dating Events: For Profit Or Purpose?
Question
Baruch Hashem, the summer is over. Do you know how much money I spent on singles events since June? More than most people earn. I got a few dates...
Meeting Needs
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!
There...
School Daze
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
It’s not a stretch to hear about someone local who has 10 siblings but in the secular world, it’s a bit more uncommon.
I recall a scene...
Dating Forum: Young Mother
Question
Most of my friends just started dating, and I am a 21-year-old divorced woman. There is no available shidduch for me because, on top of being divorced, I also...
What If I Can’t Just Forgive And Forget?
Dear Elisheva,
Every year around this time I struggle with the idea of asking and granting what feels like lip-service forgiveness.
As kids, it seemed silly how we would run around...