The Frumanista

I read this quote in an article about risk and chance ( "Playing the Cards" by Brooks Haxton ): Einstein said that “the Old On...

The yarmulka design selected (or kapuls, as they are referred to in my house) is usually an individual decision based on religious identity...

School years were tough. Not academically; I'm what my mother calls a "professional student." What was hard for me, in retros...

Q: You were on the Mets when they were known for having a hard-drinking clique of players called the Scum Bunch. You’re a very religious ...

"You see," the shadchan said eagerly, scooching forward in her seat, "I think the mistake was that the singles' event wa...

Ma always says that it is the greatest bracha when a man (in this case, Ta) enjoys his work. My childhood was never marred by any sort of c...

I was having a discussion with my aunt about the importance of dignity, how one carries oneself and so advertises oneself to the world.  ...

I mentioned this story before, but it is really applica b le here.  When I was a kid , and probably bored, I went whining to Ma that I ...

I've been trying to quantify the difference between sympathy and empathy. People like it when others feel the latter, but not the forme...

About A Boy , "About A Girl" Young Marcus, a sweet but nerdy boy raised by his free-thinking mother Fiona, has a crush on a cl...