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 and the holiday spirit prevailed. ‘V’samachta b’chagecha v’hayisa ach sameach..’ And you shall rejoice with your holiday (holy [...]
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 first times is accompanied by a unique set of feelings and thoughts and is the end result of [...]
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 opportunity to change ourselves, renew ourselves, even recreate ourselves, if you will. Neuroscientists are reporting that due to [...]
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 a jc counselors together when we were 18-19 yrs old. We had spent a most memorable summer together [...]
Dearest Friends, We are living through a very difficult, very painful historical period. We are witness to chasdei Hashem, with the Iron Dome intercepting and destroying numerous missiles. We acknowledge the heightened sense of achdus that unites all of Klal YIsrael, here and in Eretz Yisrael. However, we mourn the loss of young lives; we weep copious tears together with their families. We feel deeply for those communities [...]
Envy me. Because I was at the funeral. When I heard the news that our three boys Naftali, Eyal, and Gilad were dead, my heart broke. The funeral glued it back together. The hespid for each boy was held in his hometown, followed by the burial of all three in the cemetery of Modiin, in the center of the country. We chose to go to the hespid of [...]
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