A couple of years ago, we hosted a guest for a Shabbos meal. At the end, we passed around benchers for Birkas Hamazon from our
In summer camp, I loved playing capture the flag. Each team had to hide its flag and protect it from being captured by their opponent.
There was a fellow I’d see occasionally whom I would encourage to learn in our yeshiva. He was always very cordial and polite, but he
As a child I used to love riding on an escalator. I would race my brother from the bottom to the top of the downward
Last year during Chol Hamoed Pesach, my recently married daughter and son-in-law were flying to Florida to join his family for the last days of
Frequently, when I meet someone from the Philadelphia area, they ask me if I’m related to “Mrs. Hansi Bodenheim.” “That’s my Oma (the German term
When I was young, I’d often have to split a cookie with my older brother. Being the middle child, it seemed to me that I
When I was 19, I went with two friends to Egypt to spend a few amazing days before Pesach. We toured the pyramids, saw the
Last year, I was driving on the highway and my car kept veering to the right. I turned the wheel to keep the car straight,
Passaic/Clifton has an incredible view of the New York City skyline. With the completion of the new American Dream mall in New Jersey—five miles away—there
Last week, my daughter sent me a video of my 3-year-old twin grandsons watching their minivan go through the car wash. They were shrieking with
Last year, I took my family to Florida for a winter vacation. During a Shabbos walk, we met up with a man with jet skis
