The Student my Husband Didn’t Want to Meet
Last Friday my husband, Joshua, returned from a 2- week trip to North America where he taught at several synagogues and visited family. Over Shabbat Josh told me the following remarkable story: “A friend of mine who is also a teacher sent me a message when I first arrived in the US asking if I […]
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To All the Doors That Closed on Me
I LOVE this!! With blessings for a wonderful, uplifting and holy Shabbat
Read MoreWhen Childless Lev Passed Away, I Feared he Would be Completely Forgotten Rabbi Chaim Danziger
I challenge you not to get choked up while watching this video. Another moving report from the Chabad emissary to Rostov http://instagram.com/rostovrabbi
Read MoreAn Eye-Opening Photo of Myself from 15 Years Ago
Every morning, Google Photos picks out random family photos for me. I can see my daughter, the soldier, wearing a crown of flowers at her 6th birthday party in Gan Chana. I can see my oldest, today busy interviewing for graduate school, at the age of 8 being carried around like a queen on top […]
Read MoreYou are My Daughter, and I Love You No Matter What
I’ve seen this head-turning pair walking up Jaffa Rd. before. The father looks like he just walked up from Meah Shearim, and his teenage daughter looks like she just bussed in from Tel Aviv. The last time I saw them I wished I’d taken a photo. And this time, when I saw them, I did. […]
Read MoreWhat I’m Grateful for Today
Once a day my friend, Ilana, and I message each other to share something we are grateful for that day. This morning, I was holding my phone, sitting in my empty living room, trying to think of what to say. And then, after looking around my empty living room, I knew. “Today I feel so […]
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