When a Man with Corona Finally Came Home from the Hospital (1-Minute Rabbi Fischel Schachter Video)
Read MoreWhat Do You Name a Baby Born During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
At an event last week, I met a mom named Aliza Harel and her adorable newborn son Amishav. The name Amishav, I found out, isn’t only unusual, it’s unique. To the best of Aliza’s knowledge, Amishav (meaning “My people have returned home”) is the first Amishav ever. Aliza told me that she and her husband, […]
Read MoreYeshiva Principal Makes 85 Personal Graduations for Kids in Covid Lockdown
This story blew me away, it’s been so incredible to see the mind-blowing dedication of educators, like this head of school, through the corona crisis. From The Algemeiner: COVID-19 has sidelined graduation ceremonies around the country, but not so for Yeshivat Noam, a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Paramus, New Jersey. Rabbi Chaim Hagler, […]
Read MoreTamar’s Miraculous 7th Blessing
Last week, my husband read the ketubah at the wedding of his student Tamar, and this past Friday night we hosted sheva brachot for Tamar and her new husband Yossi Naveh. During the dinner, I was blown away by the story she shared with us about her 90-year-old grandfather, Yosef Hartman. Tamar’s Saba (grandfather) was […]
Read MoreNewly-Engaged Couple Met at Corona Hotel
Bezalel Raphael Cohen and Ruth Shama got engaged last Thursday after staying in the same Corona Hotel. The couple and their families tested positive for Corona over Passover, and were transferred to the Nir Etzion Hotel which was converted into a “recovery hotel” for religious Corona patients. According to the report on Kikar HaShabbat, the […]
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