My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Assassinated by WhatsApp
2 weeks ago an upset mother complained in the WhatsApp group of my son’s kindergarten that the afternoon ganenet, whom I will call Sima,* had yelled at her son and pulled him by the ear. This upset boy told his mother that the ganenet was a “Rashait,” an evil woman. This prompted over 400 posts […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to IDF Major Eli and his Wife Shira!
On the 4th Day of the “Guardian of the Walls” Operation, Major Eli, an operations officer in the Gaza division, found out that his wife, Shira, was rushing to the hospital to give birth. By the time Eli reached the hospital delivery room, Shira had already given birth, and Eli looked down at his son with great emotion: […]
Read MoreMilka Gueta: In Yehuda’s Final 3 Months, he Accomplished like 3 Years (3-Min. Video)
Since tragedy struck the Gueta family, different people have told me about the under-cover acts of chesed performed by my neighbor, grieving mother Milka Gueta, that were kept secret from everyone besides the recipient. How she bought the school books and would sometimes clean the apartment of neighbor who is a single mother. How she […]
Read MoreMy Kids “Taking the Scenic Route” and Tefilat HaShla
Tefilat HaShela My husband and I both did a lot of searching before we ended up as Orthodox Jews in our early twenties. I guess I thought, as the BT mother of FFB kids, that Josh and I had searched so our kids wouldn’t have to. Well, BTs plan and their FFB kids (at least […]
Read MoreComforting Milka
Tonight, I sat with my neighbor, Milka Gueta, the mother of 19-year-old Yehuda Gueta, who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while waiting at a bus stop on his way back to yeshiva. Sitting with Milka at the crowded outdoor shiva, I was thinking how it sometimes seems that mothers who are tragically rocketed into […]
Read MoreWords 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 […]
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