Sherri Mandell

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Sherri is the author of The Blessing of a Broken Heart, winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award. Reprinted with permission of The Toby Press and Sherri Mandell. The Blessing of a Broken Heart is available from all fine book sellers, Amazon and bn.com. Sherri has established the The Koby Mandell Foundation in her son’s honor.

Dripping Water: Gentle Parenting

By Sherri Mandell

Think of the child as a crop. There are different ways of watering crops. You can pour water on them with rotary sprinklers, a whirling deluge; or you can conserve your energy and work on the roots, gently...

The Jewish Woman » Childrearing » Educating Our Children

In Disguise When concealment is healthy

By Sherri Mandell

Before this, I was the kind of person who never lied. I felt that honesty was truth and that I needed to engage in truth, at all costs.I have greater insight now about the issue of concealment . . .

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Time in Thought » Purim & Adar

A Marriage Blessed In Heaven Story

By Sherri Mandell

Gila grew up in an observant home, Ben's family was less observant. Gila didn't know why Yosef thought to put them together...

The Jewish Woman » Relationships & Marriage » Personal Stories

Life, Not Ashes A Lesson from Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

By Sherri Mandell

I resent them for having this conversation while I am in the room. I cannot share their interest in fabrics and sizes and prices. I have come here to swim to encourage the pain to move through me . . .

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Time in Thought » The Month of Iyar

Our Wedding Anniversary Story

By Sherri Mandell

This young woman, with her dark, black shiny hair, had a spirit and effervescence I could only admire. I thought to myself: she has no idea of the pain I am living with, the weight of what I carry...

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

Healing Through Humility

By Sherri Mandell

I am full and empty. I lose the love, the joy, the security of an intact life. But I learned the beauty of surrender...

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Time in Thought » The Month of Iyar

Entering the Shabbat Story

By Sherri Mandell

I don't know how I will put aside my pain for the coming Shabbat. The pain is too raw, too overwhelming, yet in a strange way, I need it. I want it. It is my connection with my dead son...

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

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