The Ice Breaker
Tortured with feelings of guilt, Gila couldn’t understand how and why she suffered from anxiety and depression even after she did teshuva…
Gila David
Gila David
Guarding My Feminine Eyes
Should a woman be guarding her eyes? What does she gain from judging every woman she sees and assessing the length of their hems and sheitels...
The Returning Citizen
To succeed in Israel, you must have a strong desire to be a Jew in Israel, and not a comfort-level seeker in Israel. Comfort and aliya don't always go together...
Rebel With a Cause
It took me years to make peace with the fact that my journey to Torah and mitzvah observance would alter my relationship with my family…
Emuna Envy
The Arizal teaches that each and every one of us has a special light that only we can bring into this world; there is no one who ever was, is, or will be YOU…
Beginning Again
On the verge of suicide, Gila musters up some latent emotional strength and decides to fight back with the one cogent weapon at her disposal…
Past, Present, and Facebook
Rebbe Nachman gives us the green flag to be upbeat about ourselves no matter our past. We can be happy and do teshuva with a smile, not with self-flagellation…