
A Time for Gratitude
Message From a Doctor at Soroka Hospital “How many times can one woman say Birkat HaGomel?” That’s what Dr. Yehudit Nachum said to me this
Message From a Doctor at Soroka Hospital “How many times can one woman say Birkat HaGomel?” That’s what Dr. Yehudit Nachum said to me this
Mazel Tov to Moshe, Dana and Am Yisrael I’m happy to share a small moment of Israeli heroism—one of so many during these challenging times—
Keeping His Light Alive One year ago, on the ninth of the Hebrew month of Sivan, 21-year-old IDF soldier Sgt. Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist was killed
Timeless Blessings Parashat Naso, the longest parasha in the Torah, contains the famous, powerful blessing of Birkat Kohanim. Aaron Hakohen and his sons were given
Let’s Take Unity to The Next Level Rabbi Shalom Rosner, who made aliyah from the United States and is a rabbi in Beit Shemesh, writes
What Should We Call This New Era? It seems to be the dawning of a new Jewish era, and I’m trying to find an appropriate
Climbing the Ladder The accompanying illustration is a reflection of what we’re going through these days during the Counting of the Omer, when we count
The Ketubah That Served Two Couples Ruchama Hershkovitz is the mother of Yossi Hershkovitz, the highly esteemed principal of a Jerusalem high school who fell
“When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a
Focusing on the Gifts We Receive On Pesach A not-so-young single woman sent me the following note after Pesach. Her powerful message can give strength
Shout It Out! There is one very important word in the Pesach Haggadah, especially this year: vanitzak (and we shouted!). Look for it in the
Bring a Chair I have already written in this space about the need for enormous sensitivity during this period, about the need for a safe,