Go, Eden, Go!
The Eurovision song contest was viewed last year by 162 million people, making it one of the most-watched non-sporting events in the world. This year’s Israeli representative, 20-year-old Eden Golan, hasn’t had an easy time of it. Her song about October 7th was originally called October Rain, but the Eurovision rejected that title because it […]
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My Heartfelt Rafah Prayer
This year I have been studying Rabbi Kosowsky’s book “DMC: Deep Meaningful Conversation-The Amida” which has revolutionized my Amidah, adding profound meaning and kavanah to every nook and cranny of my formerly rushed and blah Shemonah Esreh. At the beginning of the war, I read about the Amida prayer regarding enemies (ולמלשינים אל תהי תקוה […]
Read MoreA Yom HaShoah Mazal Tov
At 10 AM this morning at Ashdod’s Assuta Hospital the delivery-room staff stood in silence to honor the 6 million Jews murdered in the Shoah. But their silence was broken by the cry of a newborn baby joined the siren’s wail, a perfect expression of the intense joy intertwined with intense grief of the […]
Read MoreWhen the Souls of the 6 Million Danced
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach taught that just as the men at a wedding dance backwards as they lead the bride to the chuppah with song… So too did the 6 million dance backwards and sing as they led us, the Jewish people, back to the Western Wall, back to the state of Israel, reborn. May the […]
Read MoreThe Soldiers’ Mother
Every Friday I attend pilates class with the mother of one of my daughter’s best friends. This past Friday, after class, I asked her what we mothers of adult children ask each other this time of year: “Who was home for seder?” “Everyone was home except my 2 older sons. They weren’t home for all […]
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Saluting Injured Soldier, Daniel
The most striking part of this video is Daniel’s infectious smile. His remarkable “chen.” May Hashem bless him and all our injured soldiers and their families with only goodness, health, and abundant reasons to smile from now on!
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