Why Rubashkin Refuses to Say He Was in Prison
I spent Lag BaOmer listening to Rabbi YY Jacobson’s spectacular 4-hour kumsitz with R’ Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin, made just a few months after Rubashkin was released after 8 years in prison. R’ Shalom Mordechai’s tales of simple faith, trust and unflagging determination to live as a Jew in prison left me spellbound. Here is a […]
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I’m Going to Stand Here Like a Unicorn
Israelis relate to the Eurovision song contest like Americans relate to the Grammys. With that said, the featured songs usually range from somewhat vapid to incredibly vapid. So this year’s Israeli entry, sung by Noa Kirel, was a pleasant surprise. Her song “Unicorn” is about the Jewish people, Israel, antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. And how, […]
Read More“Shabbat Shalom from Gaza, It’s a Privilege to be Here”
May Hashem guide and watch over all our soldiers (including my daughter Maayan) who will be spending this Shabbat protecting the people of Israel. May Hashem bless them and all of Israel with a Shabbat shalom, a Shabbat of peace🤲
Read MoreA Murder in Baltimore, a Murder in Rechovot
Crystal and Debbie have been cleaning my father’s home every week for the past 25 years. When the cleaning company they worked for announced it was closing around 5 years ago, Debbie (she later told me) said to Crystal, “Listen, we have so many old people depending on us to clean their homes. Like Mr. […]
Read MoreWeddings under Fire (Arutz 14)
On account of the security situation in southern and central Israel, many couples are being forced to cancel their weddings at the last moment. This causes great emotional distress as well as a serious financial loss. The people of Israel are not indifferent to the struggles of these disappointed couples, and many original solutions are […]
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Lag Sameach!
I’m flying in a few hours to visit my father in Baltimore. A plane is a strange place to be spending Lag BaOmer night, so high up in the sky that I won’t even be able to smell the smoke that will be filling much Israel. But I’ve got some downloaded Lag BaOmer classes, and […]
Read MoreLag B’Omer Segulot ❤️🔥 by Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi 🎩
*Light a candle for R` Shimon Bar Yochai🕯️Some light 17 (gematria of tov- good) candles, because there are 17 days between Lag Ba’Omer and Shavuot so we are asking for these 17 days to be good days 🗓️ *After candle lighting pray first for the closest people to you 👨👩👧👧 your husband, your kids, your […]
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