On the Flight to Uman, Uman Rosh Hashana!

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!

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The Policeman’s Special Note

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. 😃 […]

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My Daughter, the Soldier–No Longer

My Daughter, the Soldier–No Longer

Next week my 21-year-old daughter, Maayan, will be discharged from the Israeli Air Force upon completing her 2 years of military service. In honor of this momentous milestone, this morning Josh and I and some of our kids attended Maayan’s going-away party at her base along with around 30 of her friends, coworkers and commanders. […]

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Our Shabbat Guest’s Scary Question

Our Shabbat Guest’s Scary Question

This past Friday night we hosted a group of 28 students from a top Canadian university, Jews and non-Jews. It was beautiful, sweeter than honey, as usual. At one point, a non-Jewish student came to talk with me one-on-one in the kitchen. “I wanted to ask you…my friends warned me not to tag my social […]

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30 Years in Israel this Month!

30 Years in Israel this Month!

We are on a family vacation up north this week, and today I visited Muchraka for the first time. This high peak in the Carmel Mountains next to the Druze village Dalit AL Carmel is traditionally identified as the place where Elijah staged his historic contest against the idol-worshipping prophets of the Baal, as the […]

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The Man Who Returned my Daughter’s Wallet–Against all Odds

The Man Who Returned my Daughter’s Wallet–Against all Odds

This morning my home-phone rang. Truth is, I don’t often answer my home phone. It’s almost always my kids’ friends or telemarketers. But after a few calls, I finally picked up and heard an unfamiliar man’s voice: “Hello, is this the home of Moriya Weisberg?” When I said yes, the man let out an audible […]

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