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Time to Move
Life moves forward. Phases come and go. Situations change. And time continues to move. I look back and see how I always thought that wherever I was, I would be there forever. I would forever be in elementary school. Then, of course, I’d be forever in high school. As a [...]
I Deserve It
Hello. My name is entitlement. And I am here to protect you. You see, you have been through a lot, and therefore it is important to know that yes, you deserve whatever it is that you may desire. You deserve it by virtue of what you have been through, [...]
A Wave from Above
A Wave from Above Brings Comfort It’s my nature. If I have questions I have to ask. This became a very important tool for me to help me get through difficult times. I have called so many different rabbanim and speakers to ask them questions on something they said or [...]
Do I Live in La-La Land
248-968-8072.This was my phone number. For years. It was the number that I learned when I was old enough to learn about phone numbers. It was the number I gave out to my friends to call me. It was the number I called when I was in camp and [...]
My Story
Hello, my name is Miriam Ribiat and I just would like to thank Chazak for giving me this opportunity to speak on their hotline. I guess I would say that my story really is a lot about loss, a lot about loss and grieving and I’m not going to go [...]
Binah Interview with Mrs. Miriam Ribiat
Binah Everything was so completely ordinary—until it wasn’t. The before and the after. Although there was also a nice amount of during as well—in between the before and the after. Sound confounding? That’s because it is. It is so confounding that those who know Miriam’s family are still trying to make sense of it—although [...]
