By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence I was recently published in a magazine and wondered if it confused others reading the article when I was referred to by my three last names, randomly and in different configurations within the article. My friend Elisheva, who edits that publication, was nothing less than horrified as she scanned the […]
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch In an interview with the Meaningful People podcast, Racheli Fraenkel (mother of Naftali Fraenkel, Hy’d) uttered something so clear and personal to me, that I could have expressed it myself, and I kind of wish I had. She mentioned that while she was in a restaurant in Florida while conducting a […]
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Earlier this year, I stood at a new bus stop, one entirely unfamiliar to us, since the child standing by my side was my only daughter. In a way, it seemed like we were starting from scratch, by joining the ranks of all things feminine, from the uniforms to the headwear, […]
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch I think that I’m still surprised at how bad news still shocks even me when I initially hear something I didn’t expect to. One would think that since I’ve been through tragic and sudden loss, that I’d somehow be immune to the feelings of others, to the conjuring of emotion that […]
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Since coming back from our trip to Israel, life has been a whirlwind of activity. We arrived home last Wednesday night, and since Friday, the kids have been on Chanukah vacation from school. Although for some the knowledge that arriving back home would throw us into anything but the routine might […]