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Authors » M - R » Pierson, Melody Masha
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 Melody Masha Pierson is a 50-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. |
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Remembering
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...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons » Remembering
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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...
Women » Women's Narrative » Jewish Women You Should Know » Susie Solomon
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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...
Women » Women's Narrative » Editorial & Commentary » Day In, Day Out
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Torah for Dummies
By Melody Masha Pierson
Some of my friends thought I was becoming "religious." That was a good one, considering I always thought an observant Jew was someone who noticed that the carpet needed a cleaning...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Stories of Return » Torah for Dummies
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What is a Miracle?
By Melody Masha Pierson
One month ago, I was literally running out of breath. The breath of life. My lungs were dying. And while my hope and belief in life were alive and well, the idea was to get my body to catch up with my faith. This required some work...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » What is a Miracle?
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Learning the Language
By Melody Masha Pierson
From the outside, people think I am doing great. They compliment how patiently I am waiting for my double lung transplant and how well I am preparing for it. But truth be told, I am not really handling it so well...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » Learning the Language
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Life, Death and In-Between
By Melody Masha Pierson
At every juncture, on every bridge, at every bend in the road, with every turn of the head, someone lives, someone dies, someone waits, someone cries...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » Life, Death and In-Between
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Lonely and Quiet Moments
By Melody Masha Pierson
In my loneliest of moments,
when I feel all friends are gone
I look out the window
and see the birds and the colors of the season
and realize
I am never alone..
G-d has always been, is and will always be, my friend.
In my loneliest of ...
Women » Creative Corner » Poetry » The Struggles of Life » Lonely and Quiet Moments
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A Call From Above
By Melody Masha Pierson
My number on the transplant list has jumped from seventh to fourth! The phone can ring at any time. The "call" can be in an hour, a day, a week or a month. I can't sleep. And I am not afraid...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » A Call From Above
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Never Alone
By Melody Masha Pierson
I am one of the lucky ones. I may need a lung transplant and am entering a new decade, but I have friends in the here and in the now...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » Never Alone
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