You are My Daughter, and I Love You No Matter What
I’ve seen this head-turning pair walking up Jaffa Rd. before. The father looks like he just walked up from Meah Shearim, and his teenage daughter looks like she just bussed in from Tel Aviv. The last time I saw them I wished I’d taken a photo. And this time, when I saw them, I did. […]
What I’m Grateful for Today
Once a day my friend, Ilana, and I message each other to share something we are grateful for that day. This morning, I was holding my phone, sitting in my empty living room, trying to think of what to say. And then, after looking around my empty living room, I knew. “Today I feel so […]
Ruth’s Royalty by Rabbi Yakov Mizrahi
After I saw this I sent it out to almost every convert I know. Very powerful. Shavua tov!
If I Could Learn Torah with Anybody this Shavuot: Rabbi Eitan Feiner’s Heartbreaking Answer
Josh is teaching this Shavuot at a shul in California, and my little boys are begging me to learn with them on Shavuot so they will get Popsicles when they go back to school on Sunday. When they asked me I didn’t even look up from the pot I was stirring on the stove, “You […]
A Surprising Question from our Chinese Guest
Last night we hosted a wonderful group of 28 Chinese tourists. We are learning that Chinese people ask very different questions than our guests from Western countries. Last night, for example, one guest stood up and asked, “In this country, is your family considered rich, poor, or middle class?” As though this is a question […]
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