Words of Chizuk Shared by Sue Koltai, Mother of 13-Year-Old Meron Victim, Azi Koltai
In Heaven a great fire is roaring. Angels sway, and sages hold hands and dance, “Amar Reb Akiva, Amar Reb Akiva…” Where is the king of the night, the great sage Rebi Shimon bar Yochai? He leaves the circle, he is shaking shuddering… Whoosh! At the entrance to Heaven, a clamour. Neshamos start to fly […]
Read MoreThe Tragedy in Meron, and a Miracle Behind the Headlines (10-Min. Video)
Rabbi Shimon Lavi, Police Commissioner Shimon Lavi, and a whisper of comfort from behind the Curtain this dark Lag BaOmer. Here’s the original shabbat shalom video I made hours before Lag BaOmer.
Read MoreLag B’Omer ’20 vs. Lag B’Omer ’21
I love Lag B’Omer, and last year was such a sad one. With an official limit of 150 visitors at Mt. Meron. B”H, this year the infection rates are so low there will be no entry limit in Meron. That means that hundreds of thousands of Jews of all types and affiliations will join together […]
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Defiant Battered Wife and the Neighbor who Saved Her Life Honored this Yom Ha’Atsmaut
At this year’s annual Independence Day ceremony, Israel honored Shira Isakov, whose husband tried to murder her after she decided to leave their abusive marriage, and Adi Guzi, the neighbor who didn’t even know Shira when she, at great personal risk, came to her rescue. What a moving testament to women’s fierce strength, when necessary, […]
Read More2600-Year-Old Shabbat Candles (3-Min. Shabbat-Shalom Video)
Shabbat Shalom from the Herodian Quarter Museum.
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