Rav Drukman: Hineni
This past Friday my daughter’s school had a mother-daughter event dedicated to the memory of Rav Chaim Drukman, my husband’s former Rosh Yeshiva, who passed away this month. Reading about Rav Drukman in the mother-daughter learning sheets the school prepared and hearing about his tireless dedication to and his limitless love for Jews and the […]
Read MoreThe Classmates that Didn’t Stop Davening for the Weinbergers for 3 Decades
[After I heard the incredible story about Rabbi Fischel and Chaya Gitty Weinberger having their first child after 34 years of marriage (this photo is from the bris for their baby, Alter Yitzchok Eizik) I tried to figure out how to set up an interview with Mrs. Weinberger. So I contacted Ruchy, a long-time JewishMom.com […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to Sharon and Herzl HaLevy, Israel’s New Chief of Staff
Mazal tov to the IDF’s new Chief of Staff, Herzl HaLevy, and (as seen looking over the Kotel’s mehitza at yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony) his wife Sharon. The new Chief of Staff is the grandson of Rav Avraham Yitzhak Kook’s sister, Tzila. I loved reading in YNet about HaLevy’s first command position, as assistant commander of […]
Read MoreThe Silence of My Daughters’ Teacher
This morning I attended an event at my daughter’s school. Among the moms in attendance was a woman who taught my older daughters in elementary school, who was a formative figure in their young lives. In fact, looking back, I think this teacher had a bigger impact on my oldest daughter than any other teacher […]
Read MoreRav Ezrachi’s Emotional Eulogy for his Wife of 70 years
This eulogy for Rebbetzin Shulamit Ezrachi has been making shock waves across the Jewish world, from Rabbanit Yemima’s weekly class to the weekly letter from Ami Living’s editor, Rechy Frankfurter. So I decided to find out what everyone’s so worked up about and watch it for myself. The deep distress of this esteemed Rosh Yeshiva […]
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