Isaiah 2024
I’m in Baltimore until Monday helping my father adjust to being back home after being in the hospital and rehab for 2 months.It’s a strange feeling being in Baltimore now, like I flew 12 hours only to find myself in a suburb of Israel.At shul this morning, the rabbi’s sermon focused on the war in […]
Read MoreThe Dentist and the Reservist
My daughter just told me this incredible story she heard from a friend who’s spent much of the past year fighting in Gaza. Here’s what he told her:“A few weeks ago, for the first time in weeks, I got to spend a weekend at home with my family, from Thursday until Sunday morning. Unfortunately, on […]
Read MoreChabad Rabbi Blows Shofar for his Fellow Airplane Passengers
Rabbi Stone from the Chabad of the Lower East Side blows shofar for all the passengers when he takes commercial flights during Elul. At a time when so many Jews are trying to stay under the radar, Rabbi Stone is standing up and saying: I’m a Jew, and I’m proud, and I’m going to share […]
Read MoreOne Soldier’s Unforgettable Shabbat
This Shabbat we hosted a soldier who is very dear to our hearts. He’s spent 170 days in Gaza serving in an elite commando unit. Right before Shabbat I posted a clip of soldiers getting ready for Shabbat in Gaza, with special food set out and singing Shabbat songs. With this in mind, over lunch […]
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Update on my Father
On this day of revealed miracles, another miracle (albeit less publicized;) took place on the other side of the ocean for my family. 2 months after my father was carried out of my childhood home on a stretcher and rushed by ambulance to the emergency room, today I drove my father home, which he entered […]
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