2 Things that Made Me Smile Today
This morning I had to smile when, by the entrance to my corner store, I saw this stand teeming with unsold honey cakes. On clearance sale, for just a dollar and a half. One fifth it’s pre-Rosh Hashana price.๐๐ฏWhen I came back a few hours later the stand seemed just as full as it had […]
God’s Love Language
I’ve always had a hard time feeling Hashem loves me. The problem is, I just don’t get it. Hashem is infinite, omnipotent, impossible to comprehend. How is it possible to feel loved by this infinite, omnipotent, incomprehensible entity? But last week I had a timely God’s-Love breakthrough in my Elul writing workshop with Yocheved Rottenberg […]
My Final Post of 5783
I want to thank all of you for taking this journey with me, for allowing the words that come from my heart to enter your own. ย ย
The Arab’s Wife
As I already mentioned, my daughter invited me to attend a silent meditation Arab-Jewish peace retreat last week. For 2 days we were all silent and then we finally spoke to share our experiences at the final closing session. The first to share was an Arab man who was attending the retreat with his wife: […]
On the Flight to Uman, Uman Rosh Hashana!
The steward on a flight full of people travelling to Uman gets into the Breslov spirit. May Hashem bless them all with safe travels!
You are the Roots of Your Family Tree by Rebbetzin Yitty Neustadt A”H
ยญย [I was very saddened to hear of the sudden passing yesterday of Rebbetzin Yitty Neustadt. Rebbetzin Neustadt devoted her life to empowering Jewish women and mothers, and she will be sorely missed by her family as well as by her many students. Yehee zichra baruch.] Here is one of her most unforgettable teachings: A Jewish […]
The Policeman’s Special Note
After searching for a parking spot, a family visiting the Kotel to celebrate their son’s Bar Mitzvah parked their car illegally and left a note on the windshield explaining their situation for the police. Upon their return, they found a ticket on the window with a nice Mazel Tov message instead of a fine. ๐ […]
My Final Shabbat of the Year at the Peace Retreat
My daughter invited me to join her this weekend at an Arab-Jewish silent-meditation peace retreat in the Arava. This wasn’t exactly the environment in which I wanted to spend my final Shabbat of the year. But I decided I wanted to have special time with my daughter. And I wanted a restorative vacation to rest-up […]
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