My Mom’s 2nd Yahrzeit
My mom passed away 2 years ago this past Shabbat, so yesterday we drove over to the cemetery to read some Psalms for her. When we arrived my brother passed out some small rocks he’d found, and I mentioned an idea I once heard from Rabbanit Yemima, that the Hebrew word for stone is “Even” […]
Read MoreThe Chassidim, the Marathon, and Me
If this clip was a metaphor for Orthodox Jews in modern society, which side am I personally on?
Read MoreMy Knight in Shining Armour
Today was my big delivery day. From the supermarket, from the meat store, and from the liquor store. And since we host lots of groups, our deliveries are large. Problem is that my street has been undergoing major renovations for the last few months, and today of all days the powers that be decided to […]
Read MoreChelm and the Elections
Tomorrow is Election Day in Israel and next week in the US. We Weisbergs have been debating the pros and cons of various candidates and parties. This Chelm story from Rabbi YY really fit my feelings right now.
Read MoreOur Non-Jewish Guest’s Thought re Shabbat
This Friday we hosted a lovely group of non-Jewish tourists from England. They arrived before Shabbat started, so while my husband welcomed them I was still rushing around flavoring the soup and tearing tinfoil and turning on the Shabbat lamp by my bed. And then, about half an hour after our guests had arrived, I […]
Read MoreA Wise Mother’s Response to My Compliment
Earlier today, I complimented the mother of a large family on the fact that she and her husband had succeeded in raising such a remarkable adult son. The mother responded, “It’s not that we succeeded in raising him, it’s that we succeeded in not holding him back from growing up into the person he is.😉” […]
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