Rachel Leah Fry

My breath caught in my throat. The picture was so clear I felt I had walked into it.

I stepped into that world with preconceived notions of folks who just didn’t try hard enough … and I was so wrong!

Allowing yourself to step into a new and healthy reality from a traumatic past is a bit like zip-lining: If you don’t jump off the platform with trust that on the other side of the dense foliage before you there is another platform, then you will never be...

I stumbled a lot just looking for a place to be part of any group that would give me a jumping-off point.

In the light of that small shining candle, I saw his smile, which came easily, and often, and lit up the lives of those around him.

The intimacy and grace of this shared Shabbat—my very first true celebration of Shabbat—cannot be adequately expressed. My husband and I were welcomed into this observant household with no preconceived expectations. We were simply welcomed.

Sometimes, when we are abused by life and the world, we fail to turn to the One who is always ready to be our comfort and protection, our sunlit island when everything looks bleak.

Recently, I had my first experience preparing kosher food.

Sometimes, dreams inform reality, and explain how and why a deeply rooted feeling becomes part of your life’s story. Dreams can be so powerful that they remove a veil of confusion or doubt and set you on a path to a spiritual journey you hadn’t known how ...