I am a career military officer and a Jewish mom. One of the biggest challenges I have faced in...
Jewish Military Mom’s Message to her Daughter at her Bat Mitzvah

I am a career military officer and a Jewish mom. One of the biggest challenges I have faced in...
By: Danielle Sarah Storch In just a few days it will be the dreaded back to school shopping sale...
I am posing with one hand on my hip and a smile on my face, sun glaring in my face. The...
(Read part 1 here) I’m the match. I’m THE match. Whoa. I don’t care how many times you go to a bone marrow drive, or how often you read about bone marrow...
I get asked this question on average, twice a week at least, if not more often. We made Aliya on the 7th July 2015, so coming up to three years now, and chose...
“What do you do?” She asked, ever so innocently, her lips parting in a gentle, expectant smile, as she pressed the lock button on her car keys and...
Though being a Yoetzet can sometimes be challenging, there are so many things I love about it. Here are my top 10: The ability to take something that was...
Has your relationship with Judaism changed since you were a child? How about since you became an adult? Some of us may be practicing Judaism the exact same way...
It all started with women’s underwear. I kid you not. One summer evening, after a long day of work, park, water slide, fighting with kids to come inside and...
Who Knew? Life is Supposed To Be Hard. When I was a teenager I was convinced that my friends didn’t understand me, that I was going to fail educationally and...
How many of us have gone to an event sponsored by a family in support of a loved one, or chance upon a vendor table at a Jewish fair that asks for Just a cheek...
“While I can share what I’ve learned from research participants who practice true belonging in their lives, we all have to find our own way deep in the...