Mazal 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 […]
Read MoreAfter 34 Years Gitty and Fischel Weinberger Have 1st Baby
The maggid shiur HaRav Efraim Fishel Yisrael Weinberger and his wife Gitty embraced their first child this week after 34 long years of waiting HaRav Weinberger, a 52-year-old Bobover chassid and his wife Gitty got married in Brooklyn in 1988. After being married for many years without being zohech to zera shel kayama, the couple […]
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