The Gift of Tisha B’av
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The Gift of Tisha B’av

So here’s the question -
Tisha B’av - the 9th of Av - is the saddest day of the year. It’s the day when countless tragedies have occurred to the Jewish people. We are told that we need to sit and cry and mourn. But why the commandment to cry? Why do we HAVE to cry on this day?

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My Purim Story
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My Purim Story

“Purim was always hard. I was sort of the aftermath of a tragedy. My father died when I was a year old. My mother never really recovered. But I didn't remember anything. “

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Purim Survival Guide
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Purim Survival Guide

Tap through to read lots of really great practical tips here about how to make the holiday of Purim easier for anyone in this community when the 4 mitzvot of Purim bring up difficult and triggering feelings

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Counting
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Counting

“Six weeks Six weeks since my lifeless fetus was removed from uterus. 42 days 42 days since my dreams and hopes were ripped from heart. 1,008 hours.”

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My Secret Menorah Poem
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My Secret Menorah Poem

“I am a single woman with a very close friend that has gone through and is currently going through infertility and loss. I am with her on this journey and she sent me the poem.”

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Purim Letter
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Purim Letter

I was sent this message on Purim, from Miriam Levin. Here is a heartbreaking letter to her stillborn daughter. “I wonder what costume you would choose...maybe a princess or a flower girl?”

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Shavuot Message
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Shavuot Message

Sending love to all of you as we head into another holiday. Shavuos/Shavuot is the celebration of the time in our history when Gd gave the Old Testament to the Jewish people.

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My Chanukah Miracle
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My Chanukah Miracle

Two years ago, we found out about my third miscarriage on the second day of Chanukah. Lighting the candles after that felt, not for the first time in my life, like a cruel joke.

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Holiday Grief
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Holiday Grief

Holidays: when you hoped that this would be the year that you had a baby to hold, it's even more devastating when that dream doesn't become a reality.

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Yom Hashoah
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Yom Hashoah

So many things just hit differently through the lens of infertility, but we've heard from some of you that this day is particularly upsetting.

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Holiday Angst
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Holiday Angst

Holiday tables filled with rude and insensitive family members you don't regularly see can feel like walking into a landmine. The memories can be impossible to forget.

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Bad News After Bad News
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Bad News After Bad News

“I really thought I was going to be pregnant by this year, and now I just don't know what to feel. I'm angry, sad, and numb most of the time. I hardly go out. And I don't even know if I can go to shul on RH.”

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Hopeful During Holidays
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Hopeful During Holidays

Someone in one of our support groups recently asked, “A part of me is just hopeless when I think about the holidays. How do I stay hopeful during this time?”

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Shana Tova Message
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Shana Tova Message

“It’s a New Year. I sit here and reflect where I was last year at this time. The hope that the one healthy embryo from our retrieval would implant and turn into the baby we dreamed of.”

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