A Gift Passed Along
It was harder than it sounds. I didn’t feel it. And I wanted to feel it, and I wanted my kids to feel it
A Gift Passed Along
If you took a moment and stepped inside, you were quickly overcome by the smell of dust, of pages, of history, of life itself
A Gift Passed Along
“Why Israel?” I answered. “Because you taught me to love Israel. You taught me to love Jews
A Gift Passed Along
They know it’s the prelude to a busy 24 hours that begins with water
A Gift Passed Along
As I conjure that precious, long-ago image, one word wells up within me. Just one word: Dignity
A Gift Passed Along
When the Darchei Ish shul opened its doors in Bnei Brak, those Simchas Torah scenes came back to life
A Gift Passed Along
My mother's passion percolated within me. And over the last year, it found expression in a direction she could not have foreseen
A Gift Passed Along
I can still remember the elders of the community who wouldn’t even think to smile during that period
All I Ask
Yanky was silent. The world was spinning in circles. And what could he say? The Rebbe was right
LifeTakes
We will sit, not with parents or grandparents, but ourselves, like we do on a Tuesday evening for a lazy supper
