Elkana’s Beloved Dirt as told by a Brother of Elkana Newlander HY”D
[I spent tonight, Tisha b’Av eve, at the Heroism Tent, where I, along with several hundred others, heard the Book of Lamentations followed by some chapters from the Book of Lamentations 5784: family members’ heartbreaking stories of their own fallen IDF soldiers. One of the presenters was Yedidya, a brother of Canadian-born, 24-year-old Sergeant Major […]
Read MoreA Manicure with Mummy
Today Josh and I were at a cafe when 2 older sisters with their elderly mother sat down at the table right next to ours. The daughters treated their mother to a tower of finger sandwiches and petit-fours in honor of her birthday. At one point, I overheard one of the daughters saying, “But Mummy, […]
Read MoreMy Naughty Yard-Sign Plan
I spent most of my time in the US staying in my childhood home where I grew up from the age of 3. My father has many Jewish neighbors, but on my daily walks around the neighborhood I detected not a single external sign of Jewishness or support of Israel. Not a single Israeli flag. […]
Read MoreThe Third Bridal Gown by Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi
What a time. We’re all on alert. Hashem seems to be giving us that constant reminder, after we told Him we can’t wait any longer, to simply look: you certainly can. Look how you sit in anticipation of evil. Would that you did the same for redemption!What’s happening right now? אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיִּתְמַהְמֵהַּ – […]
Read MoreThe Iranian Attack: All the Facts:) by Avi Gisberg
[Translated by JewishMOM.com][One of the ways we Israelis have been coping since October 7th is by maintaining our sense of humor. Dark humor, like in this post, helps too:]Let’s set a few things straight with everything that’s going on now, according to the news outlets and political commentators.Iran will attack tonight.Or tomorrow.Or on Tisha B’AvOr on […]
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