It was a painful process and took me some time to absorb the shock and sadness. I learned to strengthen my emunah and realize that when one door closes others will open
The choking guilt would incapacitate me for hours at a time. G-d is in charge, they’d all tell me, and while my mind knew they were right, my heart countered with But what if…, and it always had the final say.
Somewhat rusted but totally functional, the shovels found their meaning in assisting in kevuras Yisrael
You’ve been putting on tefillin for years, but what if someone told you your head placement is off, the knots aren’t made correctly, or the retzuos need a paint job?
In all the furor, no one mentions that according to classic Jewish law, one becomes a Jew either by having a Jewish mother or by undergoing a proper conversion to Judaism.
