The 5 Love Languages

The 5 Love Languages

The 5 Love Languages by marriage counselor Gary Chapman opened my eyes to a whole new way of expressing love in the relationships in my life. The book claims that there are 5 ways in which men and women feel loved: 1.Through receiving words of affirmation (i.e. Wife tells husband: “You are such a generous […]

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This Sunday, Interview with Yael Mermelstein: The Ups And Downs Of My Writing Life

This Sunday, Interview with Yael Mermelstein: The Ups And Downs Of My Writing Life

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How Dare We Use the Torah to Abuse Women?!

How Dare We Use the Torah to Abuse Women?!

A Remarkable Story about the Lubavitcher Rebbe (9-Min Rabbi YY Video)

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My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Assassinated by WhatsApp

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 […]

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Love in the Sky

Love in the Sky

The long-awaited wedding of Captain E., the Deputy Commander of Air-Force Squadron 113, was supposed to have taken place this past Thursday, but was called off at the last minute because of Operation Guardian of the Walls. Instead, the squadron commander saved the day by offering to marry the disappointed couple at the Ramon Air-Force […]

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Bringing a Shabbat SHALOM to Lod

Bringing a Shabbat SHALOM to Lod

My husband and I have a deep connection with the Jewish community of Lod because my husband’s rav is Rav Yisrael Samet of the Lod’s Garin HaTorani (the Zionist-religious community). Rav Samet and his Rabbanit Tami basically adopted my husband when he arrived in Israel 30 years ago, and then, in turn, me and our […]

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One IDF Soldier’s Wonderful Problem (9-Min. Shabbat-Shalom Video)

One IDF Soldier’s Wonderful Problem (9-Min. Shabbat-Shalom Video)

One IDF Soldier’s Wonderful Problem (9-Min. Shabbat-Shalom Video)

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3500 Rockets Have Been Fired into Israel

3500 Rockets Have Been Fired into Israel

What would you do if it was your home? For some reason this video is no longer showing up when embedded, so you can watch it here.  

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Mazal Tov to IDF Major Eli and his Wife Shira!

Mazal 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: […]

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Hey, What’s REALLY Going on with Israel and Gaza?

Hey, What’s REALLY Going on with Israel and Gaza?

Chag Shavuot Sameach! B”H I’m finally on my way back home to Jerusalem. I had been planning to return last night from visiting my daughter in the Jordan Valley but couldn’t because of Arab rioting. May it be a safe and peaceful Shavuot for all the people of Israel 🙏

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