Story Time
“Stand up! Call out the words, ‘Baruch Sheim kevod Malchuso l’olam va’ed,’ just as you do on Yom Kippur!”
Portrait of a Family
“And now,” said Chani Epstein, another G.O. head, taking the microphone, “for the captains”
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Esti looked at me admiringly. “I would have been terribly scared... How did you know what to do?”
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
Faced with heartbreaking devastation, even the toughest seasoned first responders found themselves working on autopilot — and then broke down
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
Forty years ago I learned the secret of the tears at Kever Rashbi. Now, as we cry together, I feel compelled to share it
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We’re holding on, Tatteh. Listen to the hespedim, listen to the anguished voices as they praise You
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
And if you know Dovi, you know that he will work there, as he did here, to “get it done” one more time
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
With that joy, Yossi carried people. He lit up classrooms, yeshivos, and the gigantic world of the Mir
