My Miracle-Free Week
I have a hashgacha pratit journal, and every day for the last 6 months or so I’ve written some crazy Divine Providence that happened to me recently. I sometimes have to think a bit, 30 seconds max, but I always think of something. Sometimes I think of something small (I was thinking of someone I […]
Read MoreThe Baby Girl that Wasn’t Aborted by Rabbi YY Jacobson
The true story of a remarkable act of kindness.
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The Pained Father at the Soccer Semifinals
Last week I took my 8-year-old, Yoni, to the Jerusalem Soccer Championship. He was able to participate in the all-Jerusalem championship after winning second place for his age group at our neighborhood soccer championship (full disclosure: he came in 2nd place out of 2 competitors:) On the day of the Jerusalem championship, the younger kids, […]
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The Extreme Mother-Daughter Mismatch
This morning I was sitting in a doctor’s waiting room when a modestly-dressed young woman wearing a brown sheitl and stockings walked in followed by an older blond woman in a sleeveless blouse. The religious woman sat down on the other side of the room, and I moved over and offered for the secular woman […]
Read MoreMazal Tov, Chana! Welcome (Back) to the Jewish People!
My husband grew up with a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. But for his whole life he identified as a Jew. His mother had even helped to set up the Reform temple in their city, where Josh was an active member. When Josh and a friend ended up at an Orthodox hesder yeshiva at […]
Read MoreHow do You Say Kiddush Hashem in French? Frum Man Tries to Prevent Suicide
How do You Say Kiddush Hashem in French? Frum Man Tries to Prevent Suicide Several days ago, the famous French YouTuber Dimerci-tv posted a video in which he conducts a terrifying social experiment. Demerci stood on a crowded street, and poured what appeared to be flammable fluid on himself, and then pulled out a lighter […]
Read MoreMy Filthy Airbnb
We had set up with the owner that we would stop by our Tiberias Airbnb at 1 PM this Friday to drop off our bags and put Shabbat food in the fridge. When we set this up the owner reminded me that we would only be able to actually check-in at 3 PM, to give […]
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