I stopped talking to God during my pregnancy when I found out I had multiple myeloma. The Book of Job helped renew my connection.
What I inherited, and what I want—and don’t want—to pass on
Searching for safety—in a doctor’s office, or at a firing range—in a time of heightened risks
How I won that battle. And what I lost—and gained—in the process.
As Sukkot approaches, applying the lessons of home improvement to our own bodies
Jewish rituals around sex—ones I’d never thought about before—helped me feel comfortable in my own skin after my mastectomy
As my father’s health deteriorated, I hoarded containers of his garlicky specialty in my refrigerator—hoping it might keep him, and our connection, alive
On Yom Kippur, a lesson about living with mortality
Facing treatment for breast cancer, I decided to cut my hair before chemo made it fall out. Drawing on Jewish tradition helped me turn a haircut into a ceremony imbued with meaning.
Dani Ritholtz’s new memoir chronicles the highs and lows of his father Bruce’s life after a cancer diagnosis
How a mistaken cancer diagnosis led me to engage with Judaism in a new way
In an excerpt from his new memoir ‘This Narrow Space,’ pediatric oncologist Elisha Waldman recalls the unique challenges he faced while treating Palestinian cancer patients at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem
What an innovative lifesaving treatment taught me about life, time, and religion
‘To the man, the tzadik, who touched the hearts and the lives of all of us. Who united us. Who gave us a reason to come together. To fight. To pray. To love.’
Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel battle breast cancer—without using those words
A three-part story about love, loss, and all the music in between
