Tag: loss

Students from several Queens' yeshivas joined forces in two back-to-back bake sales, and raised over $5,000 to help feed the poor in Israel through the Chickens for Shabbos program.

Students from several Queens' yeshivas joined forces in two back-to-back bake sales, and raised over $5,000 to help feed the poor in Israel through the Chickens for Shabbos program.

I wrote a version of the poem below many years ago, before the term "shidduch crisis" came into vogue.

A TIME is widely recognized and venerated as the nation's leading organization to offer support, advocacy, education, guidance and referrals to Jewish couples struggling with infertility. In order to accurately portray all that A TIME accomplishes on any given 24-hour period, I decided to spend a day with them and take note of the goings on. As an inconspicuous observer, I watched in awe and amazement as this group of special individuals took on all the daunting aspects associated with infertility.

The moment we can't remember where we put our keys, or the few seconds it takes to try to remember where we parked our car causes fear in everyone that I know who is over 50.

I collect cookbooks the way other people collect coins, shot glasses, or miniature teaspoons.

Many of us, especially those who are in mid-life, have weathered certain "storms" in our lives - some easier to cope with and "get over" than others.

Dear Dr. Yael, I think it is imperative that you print this letter because this is an ongoing problem in many families. In these families, the children stay in their parents' summer home for the entire summer, and everyone is supposed to live happily under one roof. This can get difficult if a brother-in-law picks on his sister-in-law or vice versa. This past summer my brother-in-law called me names, causing many hurt feelings.

It's hard to believe Rosh Hashanah is just days away. It seems like we were just putting away our Pesach dishes and hoping that the looming summer months would not be too unbearably hot and humid.

Well spouses need to re-evaluate often their situation and how they are relating to their loved ones.

My last two columns dealt with the biblical injunction that we "watch over our souls."

I'm not quite ready yet to shut the door on Purim. Perhaps it's my way of avoiding dealing with Pesach, and the physical and emotional effort that comes with it.

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The poem "The Road Not Taken" by renowned American poet Robert Frost expresses the gnawing curiosity that a traveler knows he will always have about the road that he didn't take.

The unthinkable tragic death of one's child is a topic most of us find difficult to embrace.

The years move forward and your eighth yahrzeit (10 Shevat) will soon be here, my dear father.

In a family, where chronic illness lives, there are many caregivers. There is, of course, the well spouse.

I remember a mishap years ago while in first grade and happily swinging on the playground swing during recess.

Last week I discussed some of the things that Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance is, some that it's not, and why it is important.

As the years go by, and your spouse gets worse, and your life gets harder, well spouses often live with emotional paradoxes.

Wishes For one More Day is about the wish of two young grandchildren to spend one more day with a beloved grandparent who has passed away in order to say a proper goodbye.

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As a longtime "born-again single" and parent, I've come to the conclusion that the road to matrimony is like the road to weight loss.

The tradition of sitting shiva is a great help with grieving. For many people shiva is a buffer that helps you cope immediately with your tremendous grief.

Because of the nature of chronic illness, the spouse will often be hospitalized or in a nursing home when it is time to depart this world.

I recently received an e-mail from a woman who, based on her skillful command of English, is surely a North American living in Israel.

Last week, in a response to a letter, I wrote about preparing for loneliness.

It is important to remember that there is only one person on this earth with whom you'll spend the rest of your life.

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The incongruity of the two events was too glaring to overlook.