Malkie Hirsch: Making Plans
By Malkie Hirsch
We had plans.
Things to look forward to in the future, while raising the beautiful family we created together.
The Sunday lunches we’d embark upon once the boys would...
A Whirlwind Weekend
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
I didn’t realize this until the end of this wonderful past weekend, but it hit me as we had the chance to mingle with around 50...
Dating Forum: Raped on a Date
Question
Something terrible happened to me, and I’ve told no one about it, because they will blame me and say it was my fault. It happened one night on a...
Malkie Hirsch: Life Is Better With Alana
By Malkie Hirsch
I’ve heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we...
Father Figures
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
Sometime between the day that I left for Israel and the moment I sat at the Shabbos table two weeks later, Rosie started to call Jeremy...
Mindbiz: Why Does My Friend Seem Hot and Cold?
Dear Esther,
I have a friend whom I’ll call Cindy. I really like her a lot. She has a great personality, I always feel so good when I’m speaking to...
The Hamster Wheel Of Shidduchim
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
No matter what, the conversation always gravitates to shidduchim.
It starts out innocently enough, discussing the kids, their schools, schedules, and other unsavory details the school year...
Dating Forum: Dating Someone With a ‘Past’
By Baila Sebrow
Question
This is a personal topic, but I imagine other guys might be going through it, too. For many years, I have struggled to keep the Torah’s laws...
Sweet-Bitter
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
In true editor/father fashion, my father casually sent me a closeup picture of my late husband, with the large print of his latest written piece clearly...
Dating Forum: He Was a Playboy, But He Wants to Settle Down With Me
Question:
I started going out with a divorced man who is much older than me. Everyone warns me that he is not serious and that in the end he will...
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