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A Simchah Despite The Sorrow
A year and a half ago I made a bar mitzvah. My son was the first grandchild on my side of the family. He was born a year and half after my brother passed away at the young age of fourteen. My son was named after my brother, and my [...]
Just Feel The Pain
As I sit down to write this I am hearing two voices in my head. One voice is saying this is something I really want to do. I know this type of thing is therapeutic for me. I always appreciate the comments I get when someone reads one of my [...]
A Letter from Miriam Liebermann
Dearest friends, I hope that the recent holiday season, the chagim, were meaningful for you, as well as enjoyable. I had the pleasure and privilege of spending several weeks in Jerusalem, and found it meaningful indeed. Although it had been such a difficult, tumultuous summer in Israel, spirits were high [...]
Scent of Heaven
Sitting in the Low Chair Beth Firestone For a baalas teshuva there is a first for everything. The first time you say no to a cheeseburger, the first time you don’t answer your phone on Shabbos, and the first time you pound your chest on Yom Kippur. Each of these [...]
Rosh Hashanah 5775
Dear Friends, Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us; a new year, a new beginning. The Hebrew term for 'year' - 'shanah' is similar to the word for change 'shinui'. And interesting to note, the Hebrew term for 'month'- 'chodesh', is related to the word 'new'- 'chadash'. We now have the [...]
A Thought from Miriam Leibermann
Dear Friends, This evening is the yartzeit of a dear friend of mine. She passed away 7 yrs ago, died in a car accident. It was shocking and terribly sad for her family and close friends. I had known Susie since we were youngsters together in camp. We had been [...]
