Este Stollman, at The Blogs

Apr 18, 2024, 4:46 PM

Seeing the good in life is not only a fine quality, it’s a challenging feat. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) A few months ago, I came across a new cashier in Gourmet Glatt. He was an average-looking guy with average, black-rimmed glasses...

Apr 8, 2024, 3:53 PM

Metamorphosis: From Hope to Rejoicing

A group of orphans, survivors of the Holocaust, at the reception camp in Atlit, 17 July 1944. (Wikipedia/Kluger Zoltan https://www.flickr.com/photos/government_press_office/6377346635/)

This Pesach, let’s try to respect each other, have faith in our future, and bring the Final Redemption. Since nursery school, many of us have been singing the time-worn words of Ani Ma’amin. This song, whose lyrics originate from the...

Apr 2, 2024, 2:23 PM

Celebration: Beating our Broken Drum

Ancient Mikvah in Migdal, Israel (Photo Credit: Magdala Archeological Park)

When our mitzvah observance becomes more about perfection than acceptance, we must wake up and hear Miriam’s emphatic cry to our people as they left Egypt.

About Me

Este Stollman is a second grade Yeshiva English teacher. She has a Master of Arts in Jewish History from Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies. She owns a small sushi-making business and lives in Lakewood, NJ with her husband and son.