Month: July 2021

anonymous
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When I mourn the Beis HaMikdash (The Temple), I find myself mourning my own losses. I know that our world is one big destruction since the churban (destruction of The Temple), and while I struggle to connect to the loss of the Beis HaMikdash, I appreciate the time when I can connect with my own pain. May Hashem Read More …

Hannah Finkelshteyn
Hannah Finkelshteyn
Hannah lives in East Brunswick, NJ, with her parents and two cats. After the summer, she will begin studying Visual Arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts within Rutgers University. Hannah has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder since eleventh grade and ADHD Inattentive Type since about a year ago, and she hopes that her writing will help others see that they’re not so alone.
Hannah Finkelshteyn
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Poetry has, for a while, been one of my healthier coping mechanisms. Many an anxious spiral or panic attack have been, at least somewhat, calmed down by writing down some of my feelings in prose. The following poem was written shortly after my rejection from Princeton. Throughout high school, I had very high expectations of Read More …

Esther
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Today is the 17th of Tammuz, and I feel guilty for not being able to fast. Most days we, as Jews, are asked to serve Hashem with Simcha (happiness), to utilize the tremendous bounty around us to enhance our lives. In some ways, this can be more challenging, living in the physical world and enjoying Read More …