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How does a nice, atheist, suburban girl become a chicken-soup-toting, kabbalah-quoting, Chassidic mother of a large family? From childhood, Miriam longed for something more. In this down-to-earth memoir, she takes you on her journey through intense searching, raucous hippie adventures, soaring delights and bitter disappointments as she discovers the world of Torah observance. She shares her struggle to learn Hebrew, her growing relationship with Israel, watching her son join the Israeli Defense Force, and other milestones. She grapples with faith, family, doubt, loss and endurance, with wry humor, poignancy, and a gritty woman's voice. Her story opens an intimate window into the inner world of a Chassidic woman and the joys and challenges of integrating Jewish spirituality and practice into daily life.