Essays
Warriors Are Allowed to Cry
“Being all-in, all the time, was the only way I knew how to parent, and it was what my soul required,” writes Stefanie Levine Cohen. [Read more…]
Articles by Stefanie Levine Cohen
Essays
A Reply to a Friend I Haven’t Met Yet
This week, JewishSacredAging.com contributor Carole Leskin shared her thoughts about the how the wearing of masks, necessitated by the current pandemic, exacerbates the isolation and loneliness so many are experiencing during these strangest of times. [Read more…]
Upcoming Events
Stefanie reading from her work November 19 at Impact100 South Jersey Book Drive, Cherry Hill Library
Stefanie will be reading her work at the Cherry Hill Public Library on Tuesday, November 19, from 6-8 p.m. as part of the Impact100 South Jersey Book Drive. You can get information on joining Impact100 [Read more…]
Essays
On the Passage of Time
Reflecting on the 100th anniversary of her grandmother’s birthday, Stefanie Levine Cohen explores how we perceive the passage of time. [Read more…]
News
Stefanie’s essay, “Discerning the Divine: An Early Experience of God,” published on JewishSacredAging.com
Stefanie’s essay, “Discerning the Divine: An Early Experience of God,” has been published as part of a series of 2019 Jewish High Holidays essays on JewishSacredAging.com. You can also read the essay here.
Essays
Discerning the Divine: An Early Experience of God
Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared on JewishSacredAging.com. When I was a little girl, maybe 7 or 8 years old, I was sitting in a grassy field enjoying a nice day. I don’t remember if [Read more…]
Essays
The Blessings of Dying A Little Death
In an essay prepared for the JewishSacredAging.com website, Stefanie Levine Cohen writes about how the Jewish High Holidays have changed as she has become an empty-nester. [Read more…]
News
Stefanie’s essay, ‘It’s Leaving Day for My Freshman Daughter,’ published at Living the 2nd Act website
A version of Stefanie’s essay “Leaving Day,” was published under the title “It’s Leaving Day for My Freshman Daughter” at Living the 2nd Act. [Read more…]
Essays
Evening Light
Stefanie explores the physiological and psychological discomfort of evening shadows. [Read more…]
News
Stefanie’s essay, “Who Am I, and Other Pesky Questions That Don’t Go Away,” published by Grown & Flown
Stefanie’s essay, Who Am I, and Other Pesky Questions That Don’t Go Away, has been republished as “My Youngest is Leaving for College and I Just Have One Question: Who Am I?” by Grown & Flown, a website providing support for parents whose children are growing up and leaving “the nest.” [Read more…]