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Book Review: To Comfort And Be Comforted — A Guide To The Mitzvah Of Nichum Aveilim

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00May 4, 2016|

Five Towns Jewish Times By Rochelle Maruch Miller Several years ago, Rabbi Moshe Haikins, Founder and President of Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah attended a Federation-sponsored conference in New York about issues related to bikur cholim, since  unfortunately,  bikur cholim can lead to nichum aveilim. At one of these events Rabbi Haikins received a folder containing an assortment of information, including a DVD by renowned lecturer Rabbi Paysach Krohn about [...]

I Lost Someone Special Book Helps Children Address Grief

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00January 4, 2016|

Arizona Jewish News By: Leisah Woldoff | Managing Editor of Arizona Jewish News January 2016 A new book designed to help children cope with the loss of a loved one was inspired by the work of a Scottsdale mother. A few years ago, Robin Meyerson of Scottsdale helped edit a book entitled The Neshamah Should Have an Aliyah: What You Can Do in Memory of a Departed Loved One,” designed [...]

Aliyas Neshamah Program Implemented in Phoenix-Area Schools

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00December 4, 2015|

Hamodia This year, in conjunction with the parshiyos teaching about the passing of the Avos and Imahos, a special program was implemented in the Phoenix Hebrew Academy and the Yeshiva High School of Arizona to teach children about the concepts of neshamah, Olam Haba and the importance of doing mitzvos li’iluy neshamah. The program was based on The Aliyas Neshamah Curriculum written by Mrs. Robin Meyerson, a beloved member of the community, and produced by Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah. [...]

‘I Lost Someone Special’: A Conversation With Bracha Goetz

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00December 4, 2015|

Five Towns Jewish Times By Rochelle Maruch Miller Bracha Goetz is no ordinary author. The author of 29 books, she is dedicated to helping every child shine. Her latest book, I Lost Someone Special: Mitzvos We Can Do in Memory of a Loved One, puts the loss of a loved one in the proper perspective by explaining that we can still connect to one who has passed on [...]

Scent of Heaven

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00October 23, 2014|

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 [...]

Rosh Hashanah 5775

By |2024-06-06T08:52:59-04:00September 22, 2014|

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 [...]

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