Rachel

When my daughter, Chava, was pregnant, it was an exciting and hopeful time. I had no doubts that she would be a wonderful mom. What…

My daughter smiled today Just for a moment But she did it She looked at me And she smiled And I think of her Just…

As I arose on the morning of March 27th 2014 I knew it was a special day. On this day exactly 18 years ago, my…

Dear Daughter, Listen and your mother will tell you, the story behind this night, For the joy we feel today, was preceded by fear and…

My first moments of motherhood are etched in my brain in indelible print. Sitting by my son’s incubator day after tedious day, I tried to…

Dear Rebbetzin Twerski, Does a person have control over his destiny? I am faced with a heart wrenching challenge. My first child has cerebral palsy…

As I waited at the doctor’s office pregnant with my third child, I casually opened up a magazine that was on the small coffee table.…

On Chanuka, we contemplate the nature of miracles. We see how, if Hashem so desires, the weak can prevail against all odds. The days of…

In early March, my husband Ben and I welcomed our first baby—a daughter we named Hadassah, born at the beginning of her 35th week of…