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Mr. Glen Holman, founder of Mayrim Family Retreat  One of the worst possible things a parent can hear is the words: “Your child is very sick,” or “We are trying our best, but pray for a miracle.” Imagine what it must have felt like for the Holmans to hear such words not once, but twice.  Two precious daughters had their lives snuffed out at a very young age. [...]

Mrs. Ruchi Rosenfeld, Director of Kanfei Yonah and author of Comfort, Courage and Clarity Without warning, Mrs. Ruchi Rosenfeld was thrust into the world of terminal illness and death. In rapid succession she watched as her father, her father-in-law and her mother fell ill and then passed away. For three years straight, her household was in aveilus. The pain she felt during that time was raw and deep.  [...]

Mrs. Judy Landman, Director of Blinks Mrs. Judy Landman is a talented poet. When I read her writing, I feel almost as if the words simply flow effortlessly from her pen. I didn’t ask her if that’s true, but I do know that nothing in life is ever that simple – and that is certainly true of her life experiences. Judy was living a comfortable life in Budapest, [...]

Mrs. Nechama Avigayil Brailofsky, Founder of Hallel and “Balance through Healing” Mrs.Nechama  Avigayil Brailofsky grew up as Avigayil Gobioff – although her last name was actually Shafronsky. Avigayil never had the chance to know her father— not even for a day. Her father, R’ Avrohom Zelik Shafronsky, a budding talmid chacham, was niftar before his precious baby daughter was born. Avigayil grew up in a loving, stable home [...]

We were five siblings. We are now three. Our sister and brother died.  So did our parents. We traveled the journey of loss together. But we have each taken different paths to healing. Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, Founder and Global Director of Kids Kicking Cancer and Clinical Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been close to our family for years and continues to be supportive [...]

Mrs. Esti Rotsein When Esti began feeling abdominal pains early in her third trimester, her sisters urged her to check out what sounded like labor pains. Esti laughed at them. After all, she was a long way from her due date. Why would she be in labor? She wasn’t laughing a few hours later as her twin son and daughter were born.  They may have been preemies, [...]