Mrs. Chaya Leah Rothstein
Author of Welcome to Our Jewish Home

Mrs. Chaya Leah Rothstein is a beloved first-grade morah and the busy mother of a large family, k”ah. Previous responsibilities notwithstanding, when her mother began to show signs of dementia, she stepped up to the plate to care for her with utmost sensitivity, honor and respect. Eventually, the Rothsteins built an extension on to their home and brought their mother/grandmother to live with them.

As she cared for her mother with singular dedication, Chaya Leah found herself grieving for the mother she once had but was now slipping away.  When her mother was niftar, the intensity of emotions Chaya Leah felt surprised her, as she thought she had already grieved for the loss of her mother.

But grief does strange things to a person.