When the Israeli Soldier Arrived in Heaven…by Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu
This powerful and intensely moving story was written by Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu in 1974, when he was a young student at Yeshivat HaKotel, shortly after many of his classmates were tragically killed in the Yom Kippur War. With special thanks to Yedidya Meir and Sivan Rahav Meir. And when he arrived there, in Heaven, the […]
Read MoreWith all Your Soul: Fallen Israeli Soldier Roi Klein’s Extraordinary Act of Self Sacrifice (3-Minute Memorial Day Video)
Today is Israel’s Memorial Day, when we mourn over 20,000 Israeli soldiers who have been killed since 1948. For most of us, Memorial Day is one tragic day a year. But look at this exquisite, idealistic, and broken young widow, Sara Klein…for her and thousands of other bereaved wives and parents and children, Yom HaZikaron […]
Read MoreIsrael, Wave your Flag (2-Minute Inspirational Video)
I LOVE this video from Aish.com in honor of Israel Independence Day this Wednesday night and Thursday.
Read MoreMazal Tov, Hallel!
Last night we celebrated my 2nd daughter’s Hallel’s bat mitzvah…Mazal Tov! I adored the sweet speech she gave…Enjoy! We have a tradition in our home of “Thank You, Hashem.” Every day, when we come home from school, every child needs to thank Hashem for 5 good things that happened to him or her that day. […]
Read MoreMy Daughter’s Kawasaki Syndrome Saga by Sara Gallor
Day #1 (Chol Hamoed Pesach): My 4-year-old, Menucha, woke up and said to me, “Mommy, in the night I touched my head and it felt boiling hot.” I touched Menucha’s head and, lo and behold, it was boiling hot. The thermometer showed 101. Her fever didn’t budge the whole day, she didn’t eat or drink […]
Read MoreA Cool Wedding Invitation
Mazal tov to Nachlaoters and fervent bike-riders Michelle and Yosef Sherman on their wedding right before Pesach…Adored their wedding invitation.
Read MoreIsrael in Timelapse (2-Minute Beautiful Video)
This unique video tour of Israel is quite extraordinary. It manages to capture something about Israel that is nearly impossible to catch on film: the awe-inspiring sense of the passing of thousands of years of Jewish history that we feel here. And also the overwhelming holiness that fills this land. Happy 64th birthday Israel, I […]
Read MoreThe 100-Year-Old Comedian
Yoel surrounded by a mountain of presents. For his 5th birthday last night, Yoel received a remote-control operated bus, a soccer ball, a super-duper red bike from his grandparents, and a Mt. Kilimanjaro of dollar store gifts… And Yoel was ecstatic throughout the cake, icecream, and jello hearts, until…he remembered. “Eema, where’s the watch we […]
Read MoreNon-Yiddishe Nachas
The video “Best Job” has been watched over a million times since it was posted 5 days ago. It’s a video about the mothers of Olympic champions, and how much nachas they get seeing their children winning medals after so many years of motherhood. Like a lot of people who watched it, it moved me […]
Read MoreThe Way God Runs the World
Listening to this week’s class by my teacher Dina Friedman of Chanoch LNaar, I suddenly realized that I’ve been going about life all wrong. I realized the extent to which I expect things to always be good and easy and pleasurable, and when they aren’t, I feel resentful…”Why is this child/relative/neighbor/reader giving me such a […]
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