This Week’s Best Videos, Photos, and Links
OMG! A Shabbat-observant travel agent saves passenger from missing Malaysia Air flight. Thanks so much to Let’s Stay Pure author Bracha Goetz for sending this my way. An elderly woman waves to the local highschoolers from her window every day. This inspirational video reminded me that… A wave. A smile. A heartfelt “Have a great […]
Read MoreOne Single Mother’s Story
S. is a neighbor of mine who has struggled a great deal in her life. She grew up in an orphanage and at the age of 18 she married a man who abused her emotionally and physically. This past summer she got divorced, but right now she is struggling to provide the basic needs (food, […]
Read MoreThe Woman Bringing Homeless Off-the-Derech Girls Back Home
For the past decade, my dear neighbor Rena Rosenblum has been the house mother and director of Aishel (otherwise known as “Rena’s Place”), a unique therapeutic hostel for homeless, off-the-derech girls. For your Matanot L’Evyonim this year, I hope you will consider making a donation to brighten up the Purim seuda of the girls at […]
Read MoreHurricane Sandy’s Gift for my Special-Needs Daughter by Anonymous (Purim Semifinalist #4)
In honor of Purim, welcome to our “My Life’s a Megilla” Contest! Each day I will be featuring a different semifinalist’s story about a challenging life event that turned out to be Divine blessing in disguise. Next week you’ll have a chance to vote for the grand-prize $100 winner:) My eldest daughter with special needs […]
Read MoreOur Wondrous Car Crash by Devorah Esther Harel (Purim Semifinalist #3)
Four years ago, my husband and I packed up our house in upstate New York and filled the back of our minivan from top to bottom with as many suitcases, boxes and bags as we could squeeze in. Then we and our three small children began the long drive to Brooklyn. I was about 6 […]
Read MoreThe Night Mikveh Saved My Life by Anonymous (Purim Semifinalist #2)
Adar 1976. I was a nineteen-year-old newlywed anxious to get home as quickly as possible to my husband when I ran towards the bus that night in Rechavia. Panting, I made it to the door, but the driver closed the door and drove away, leaving me in shock and tears. My husband was waiting for […]
Read MoreThe Blessing of a Broken Pinky by Atara (Semifinalist #1)
In honor of Purim, welcome to our “My Life’s a Megilla” Contest! Each day I will be featuring a different semifinalist’s story about a challenging life event that turned out to be Divine blessing in disguise. Next week you’ll have a chance to vote for the grand-prize $100 winner:) I had been working for over […]
Read MoreA Task You DON’T Want to Do? Learn How to Do It With Joy! (7-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
An easy and effective way to finally cross off the difficult tasks on your to-do list.
Read MoreDancing in Jerusalem (3-Minute Music Video)
I’ve been living for 22 years in Jerusalem, and even after so many years I am still just as excited as the dancing singer in this video that I was able to come here and make this Holy magical colorful city my home, b”H…
Read MoreThis Week’s Best Videos, Photos, and Links
NEW JERSEY TEACHER TURNS 100: She didn’t start working as a teacher until the age of 81, and now she’s still a beloved teacher–at 100-years-old…what an inspirational story. Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 10-MONTH-OLD BABY GETS EMOTIONAL WHEN MOTHER SINGS SAD LOVE SONG–so adorable. INTERVIEW WITH PARENTS OF “EMOTIONAL BABY” ON […]
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