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"
LifeTakes
Forget my pity party on the couch in snood and slinky skirt, I have a reunion to attend
Light Years Away
She knows how sensitive he is about Tovi, his first daughter, and her… issue
Know This
I was stunned, shaken. This couldn’t be happening to me! Was I going to lose all my hair?
EndNote
“I got a sudden phone call, asking if I was in New York, and a week later, I went in and met with Sheya and Mendy”
Story Time
“Stand up! Call out the words, ‘Baruch Sheim kevod Malchuso l’olam va’ed,’ just as you do on Yom Kippur!”
