The two brothers were a unit, dependent on each other. Now we can understand the names Rochel chose
She wasn’t sure why she was even dressing up to go out with this guy who’d abandoned his wife and kids
Leibel could only look at the man and nod once with a teary smile
Chanukah is a time when we, like the Maccabim, shift our perspective from the outside to the inside
I can and I will still be a mother. Even from the couch
“What kind of mohel is this?! He needs to read a book about how to do the bris?!”
Sinas chinam is still among us and is holding back the final Geulah, just as it brought about the Churban itself
Is this teaching healthy communication? What about when they get into an inevitable disagreement?
I tasted a great dairy muffin at a café recently, and it occurred to me that I could recreate it as a doughnut for Chanukah. Try it!
Rabbi Shimon Russell discovered his best self by parenting his struggling kids