The Frumanista

When did humility get so cocky and vainglorious? I remember the first time, around 15 years ago, that I heard someone describe herself as...

This week is all about going back from the wrong path and starting again. I'm surprised how many (frum!) Jews aren't willing to ack...

Rabbi Glatstein said in a Rosh Hashana shiur that we cannot ask for a good year until we have thanked Hashem for the past one.    In th...

I have um, a bit of a backlog of fascinating articles. So, er, bear with me as I link, um, holiday-themed pieces.    The subject of the...

Behind every crazy woman is a man sitting very quietly, saying, "What? I'm not doing anything." —Jade Sharma; Brené has a n...

I learned, a long long time ago, to never say, "Well, I would never —!"  A number of women have that about-face when skin sta...

Metropolitan Diary , Beth Bengualid: Dear Diary: I witnessed a verbal altercation between two women on the subway today. One was ...

"And R' Yitzchak said: If someone tells you, 'I labored but did not succeed,' don't believe him. If he tells you, ...

Rabbi Ephraim Stauber quotes Brené! How her research applies to personal relationships ; and  How the same applies to humankind's ...

Ma never made potato kugel for Shabbos. She and I are fellow potato-lovers, to the point of mindless consumption.  So, recently I have ...