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
When a day of glory turns into a day of unspeakable loss, there is only one reaction for the religious Jew
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
The losses are staggering — so many names, so many faces, so many shattered families and futures
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
From Montreal and Manchester, Buenos Aires and Teaneck, each of these very different people had made their own way to the same destination
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
He had an urge to utilize every minute, as if he were aware that his journey in This World would be a short one
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
"Only now can I appreciate, when I reflect on the depth of my relationship with my talmid, the special connection of a rebbi to a talmid"
EndNote
The songs are soulful, and the pesukim Binyamin chose reflect where his mind was focused, even as his body was wracked by the disease
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Esti looked at me admiringly. “I would have been terribly scared... How did you know what to do?”
Text Messages
There are as many correct spiritual responses to a tragedy as there are people
