We are Family by Charlie Harary
This brought tears to my eyes. In the wake of a terror attack in Israel, Charlie Harary tries to explain to a colleague that even if a Jew across the ocean he’s never met is suffering, he feels his pain.
Read More7:10 AM, Morning Rush, The Happiest Moment of My Life
It is 7:10 in the morning. I grab kippas from the kippah drawer, remove toast from the toaster, stuff water bottles into the side pockets of backpacks. I’m automatic pilot-ing my way through the morning rush, until that sweetest of moments arrives when I’ve dispatched all my kids, gone back upstairs with a cup of […]
Read MoreRabbi Uri Zohar’s Sons “On Own Derech”
Israeli acting star turned baal-teshuva Rabbi Uri Zohar gives advice to parents of kids on own derech, from the point of view of a parent who’s been there.
Read MoreThe Happiest Moment of My Life
The story of a special father and family and message. A must-see. Shabbat shalom!!
Read MoreMiracles Shared at the Zviller Rebbe’s Grave
Some inspirational personal stories I heard today at a spontaneous women’s prayer circle.
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Big Kids, Little Kids, One House
It’s after midnight, and I am only sitting down now to write today’s post. It’s been a long day. At 7:15 AM this morning, I had 3 kids around my kitchen table eating cheerios. 1st-grader Yoni, 4th-grader Yaakov and my soldier Maayan. At 7:25 Yoni and Yaakov rushed out with bulky backpacks to their schoolbus […]
Read MoreThe 7 Wonders of the World by Rabbi YY Jacobson
A beautiful story about a girl who sees the world’s wonders within her very self.
Read MoreThe Abortion that Wasn’t
My husband, Joshua, occasionally performs weddings for secular couples. But when Josh married Gai and Liat (identifying details have been changed) about a decade ago, unlike the other couples Josh has met with over the years, Gai and Liat stayed in touch after the wedding. For about a year they regularly joined us for Shabbat […]
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