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Melody Masha Pierson

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Melody Masha Pierson is a 51-year-old Jewish woman in Montreal, and member of the Chabad Montreal Torah Centre. She is the happy and grateful recipient of a new pair of lungs following a recent double lung transplant. It was her writing and Torah learning that provided her with the strength and faith to stay positive and productive through her challenging time.

Pray, Eat and Pray Some More

By Melody Masha Pierson

Isn’t it interesting that today I decided, perhaps out of necessity, that I needed to establish a spirit and body routine to start the day.

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Writing » Reflections

A Perfect Stranger My Organ Donor Story

By Melody Masha Pierson

I’ve been thinking a lot about my anonymous donor lately because I fortunately just celebrated the two-year anniversary of my double-lung transplant. I find that I am now even more grateful to her, and curious about her...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge

Purpose My Birthday Gift

By Melody Masha Pierson

I had walked in feeling like a failure and left feeling like I had purpose. Purpose. Without that, one can not survive...

The Jewish Woman » Readers Write » Writing » Our Lives

A Night With My Mother Six Years After Her Death

By Melody Masha Pierson

Sitting next to my mother, I realized that no matter how long your life is, it's never long enough to learn all that you need to know...

The Jewish Woman » Childrearing » Our Mothers

Letter to My Organ Donor's Family Story

By Melody Masha Pierson

Please believe me when I tell you that, to me, your daughter is an angel. She is on my shoulders; she is like a butterfly in my garden. She is the most beautiful person I have never known, and I carry her within me. Every day...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons

A Part of, Apart From When Our Children Are Grown

By Melody Masha Pierson

Some things never change. The four seasons. The four directions. The hands on the clock. The rising of the sun and the moonlight in the trees. Mothers are here forever. Their children will always be their children...

The Jewish Woman » Childrearing » Joys and Challenges

Matters of Light and Depth Story

By Melody Masha Pierson

I bought the paints, the brushes, a book, some canvases, and the table easel, went home and cleared off the dining room table and set everything up. There it sat for about two weeks. I walked by it. I peered at it. I arranged it. I examined it...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons

Remembering Story

By Melody Masha Pierson

I think there are certain times of the day, certain events you experience, that lead you back to a place in your memory where you realize just how deep, important and penetrating to the soul your experiences have been...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons

Susie Solomon

By Melody Masha Pierson

Susie Solomon. A nice Jewish girl, like me? Who loves horses? What were the odds back in the day? Some people thought her a dreamer, not very practical and maybe a little crazy. Well, we know that "a little crazy" can be a very good thing, at times...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Jewish Women You Should Know

Day In, Day Out

By Melody Masha Pierson

Like the multiplication tables we memorized, just like the laundry we never seem to stop doing, just like the seemingly unimportant passages in our daily prayers from the siddur, they are our reminders that nothing, zero, nada, gornisht, is for nothing...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Editorial & Commentary

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