CNN Report on the Faith and Strength of Dvora Paley
All week since the heartbreaking terror attack last Friday, this mother has occupied my heart and mind. When I first heard what happened I cried for her and her loss. How could a mother possibly cope after experiencing this kind of tragedy, losing 2 children and a husband fighting for his life as well. But […]
Read MoreMother of boys slain in Terror Strike: They have Become the Sons of the Entire Jewish People by Haim Golditch (Ynet)
[I hope that each of you will take a look at the Hebrew interview with Dvora Palai (which this article is based on) at https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/r1swlf8ps#autoplay Even if you don’t understand Hebrew, this grieving mother’s nobility, inner strength, and astounding trust in Hashem transcends language). Dvora Palai who lost two sons in the deadly terror attack […]
Read MoreMrs. Pilai, Mother of Friday’s Terror Victims: Thank You God for my Years with Them. I’ve Sent a Sacrifice back to God
Mrs. Pilai, Mother of Friday’s Terror Victims: Thank You God for my Years with Them. I’ve Sent a Sacrifice back to God On Friday afternoon I was in my kitchen getting ready for Shabbat when I suddenly heard sirens. Lots of them. I’ve lived in Israel for almost 3 decades, long enough that that kind […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to Chana Ximena and Avishai!
I’m sure some of you still remember my interview with JewishMom.com’s incredible Social Media Coordinator Chana Ximena Orozco, “From Soap Opera Star to Orthodox Jew https://jewishmom.com/2021/06/23/from-soap-opera-star-to-orthodox-jew/?fbclid=IwAR1ixXa-HM7G4gCoxTyBTmUo9D-KMAQOpLaonFVAytpjts5g4_ZHgqnlk_g&mibextid=Zxz2cZTo refresh your memory, Chana Ximena was a wildly popular Mexican soap-opera star who moved to Israel and converted to Judaism 2 years ago. I met (then just) Ximena […]
Read MoreA Prayer for the Earthquake’s Victims by Rabbi Reuven HaKohen Oriya (Rosh Yeshiva, Kfar Maimon)
Yesterday’s devastating earthquake and its aftershocks have affected 13 million people, leaving over 5000 dead, and 24,000 injured. B”H there were no injuries in Israel where the earthquake was also felt, but still this catastrophe, for me, feels very close to home. It made me feel immensely grateful today for what is: a home to […]
Read MoreThe Neve Yaakov Attack’s Youngest Victim: 14-Year-Old Asher Natan HY”D (Ynet)
Natan was the oldest of 8 children. He went out on Friday night after dinner to attend a weekly Torah class when his parents heard the shots from their home, which is next to the synagogue. After finding out there had been a terror attack, they went looking for their son for about an hour, […]
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