The Frumanista

I only sleep on silk.  Wait, that came out wrong. Silk pillowcases claim to make frizzy hair less so, to take it easy on the sk...

GCB was a short-lived series that captured my attention while it was on the air, and I came across this post that was drifting in my ...

"But you have to do your hishtadlus ," they all say.  That phrase has always set my teeth on edge, and now I have finally fig...

There is an anecdotal saying among Overeaters Anonymous members that "when you are addicted to drugs you put the tiger in the cage t...

Synonymous with the term "arranged marriage" is "parental input." Observant Jews are not the only ones whose mothers ac...

"Your makeup is a little too . . . dramatic ," she sniffs.  Um, who asked you?  We were standing in her kitc hen , she be...

At the Shabbos table, my four-year-old niece was holding court in her squeaky, earnest voice about her choice for a spouse. Her brother was...

In shul one Shabbos, in walks my fantasy project. Week after week, this gal of eligible age enters with her hair untamed—not even thinking ...

I adore Leslie Caron. (Like I said, Gigi is my favorite musical.) Technically, it has all the things I hate; a man who mistreats the...

" Mazel tov! " I wish her hearti ly. Her son has recently become engaged, and I am truly happy for her and her family.  ...