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My Nephew Eli
He was gentle and he was kind. He was wise and witty. He was a dazzling beacon of sunlight to all those who knew him. He was my nephew – my nephew Eli whom I never really knew because of the distance we lived from each other. He was a [...]
Vulnerable
Once upon a time there was a mother and a daughter. They lived happy, peaceful lives. Although they lived in different towns, they spoke daily. They shared their day’s grievances. They shared their day’s hopes. They shared all the nitty-gritty that life has to offer. Mom and Daughter each knew [...]
A Burning Desire
Illuminations of the Magid Mrs. Robin (Davina) Meyerson and her husband Charlie (Yoshiyah) are Orthodox Jews in Scottsdale, Arizona, who are members of the Rabbi Ariel Shoshan’s shul, Scottsdale Torah Center. They are deeply committed to Torah and mitzvos, but to their family members they are an island unto themselves. [...]
Regular Me
One day I stopped and said, “I was always plain ordinary me. I am just so regular. What happened? My life is not regular anymore.” Regular is a very broad word. What is regular for me may not be regular for someone else. But I think that most people will [...]
Dear Tanta Goldy
Dear Tanta Goldy, Although you were sick for a long while, with your petirah I realize how much I learned from you and how very much I miss you. You were so warm and caring, with a heart open wide toward anyone you met. You never judged people for their [...]
To Comfort And Be Comforted
Yated The novi Yeshayah tells us in this week’s haftorah that we must feel comfort following all of the destruction we felt on Tishah B’av. Nachamu, nachamu, ami. Rav Avrohom Kluger in his Sefer Nezer Yisroel tells the story of a rov who went to pay a shivah call to a family who just lost a child in a terrible auto accident. [...]
