Echoes of a Miracle

I went to my childhood synagogue for High Holiday services recently. It has been two decades since I last identified as a Hasid, yet I still find myself retracing my steps. Why did the kid who once loved this synagogue so much choose to leave it?

I arrived late. Seven...

Mina Marsow is a writer from Brooklyn whose work reflects a life lived between worlds. Raised Hasidic and now part of secular American culture, she writes stories rooted in the nuances of cultural difference. Her work invites readers to expand their perspective through deeper understanding of themselves and others.

"I wish I could be Eva, I thought. I wish I didn’t get a blessing from the Rebbe. I wish I could stay longer. Watch another movie. Star on television again. An instant recoil of guilt chased my thoughts. How could I wish for these things? The Rebbe saved me. I felt so ungrateful. I tried to erase the thought, I wish I could be Eva, from my mind."
- Echoes of a Miracle, Mina Marsow

Mina Marsow writes about the beauty and contradictions within different cultures—and how holding space for both deepens our understanding of ourselves and others.

Echoes of a Miracle

Born & Raised in Brooklyn, NY

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