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A Chai of Todah Rabbas
A Chai of Todah Rabbas
1. For the 1971 bus driver who took a spontaneous detour to Sde Boker so thirty-five American teens could meet David Ben Gurion. I will never forget the afternoon nor Mr....
Oct 18, 2007
By Debra Darvick
The Return
The Return
Every so often the guilt would re-surface, gnawing at my soul. How could I have let so many years pass by without returning to say a personal thank you? My first...
Oct 18, 2007
By Adina Hershberg
Tehillim
Tehillim
A Lesson For the Children – My name is Rina (this is not her real name), and I live in Gush Etzion. A few months ago, when I was in my...
Oct 17, 2007
By Rabbi Yikhat Rozen
Thirteen Glimpses Into Love
Thirteen Glimpses Into Love
Here are thirteen glimpses at Israel, glimmers of what I love about living in the only place I will ever feel truly at home– Israel. 1. As I take my morning...
Oct 11, 2007
By Debbie Shapiro
If It’s Parshat Noach This Must Be the Cohen Bar Mitzvah
If It’s Parshat Noach This Must Be the Cohen...
Never thought I’d say it but I miss the bar mitzvah circuit. I miss that three-year stretch of our lives where it seemed we were living the Jewish version of the...
Oct 11, 2007
By Debra B. Darvick
No Matter What: Everything is for the Best
No Matter What: Everything is for the Best
A Lesson For the Children – In a faraway land, there lived a King named Thomas. Among his many advisors and assistants he especially loved Yochanan, his wise Jewish advisor. But...
Oct 10, 2007
By Rabbi Yikhat Rozen
Rescued because of the Sukkah
Rescued because of the Sukkah
A Lesson For the Children – This is a story that took place in Russia about seventy years ago. It was an especially difficult time for the Jews of the Soviet...
Oct 1, 2007
By Rabbi Yikhat Rozen
20 Things I Love About Israel
20 Things I Love About Israel
1. Being able to speak to G-d on a local call. There is simply no place in the world, with the palpable sanctity of the Kotel, Home of G-d. 2. The...
Sep 25, 2007
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
“Yankie, I think we are lost”, my wife announced. I had recently mastered the new portable GPS navigational device, and I was excited to use it in Chicago. “Faigie, we’re not...
Sep 20, 2007
By Rabbi Yaakov Luban
The Power of a Good Word
The Power of a Good Word
Holy and Secular – One of the harshest punishments that can be meted out to a sports team is to force it to play far away from its home field. This...
Sep 20, 2007
By Rabbi Amichai Gordin

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