Debbie Shapiro

Debbie Shapiro

76 Articles

Just Three Days…

When we have the desire to perform a mitzvah for its own sake, Hashem can and will move mountains and worlds to enable us to fulfill it.

Feeling the War

2007: The ambulance arrived within less than five minutes. Our apartment was turned into a miniature hospital, complete with beeping monitors to measure my...

Shared Secrets

The pain was unbearable. Excruciating. It was impossible to hide from it. It encroached on every fiber of her being and left her exhausted...

Seekers are Finders

"My eight year old daughter," she continued, "was standing just a few feet away from the terrorist. Right before he detonated the bomb, a little boy...

A Lost Chance

“Rabbi, when will I find my beshert, my destined one.” The rabbi’s answer was sharp,“You found her, but you weren’t interested.”

Yearnings

The sun was rapidly setting. Some of the passengers started davening Minchah. Others were quietly reciting Tehillim. And some, like me, were sitting...

Emuna – Always

"I was still holding the bananas and lettuce in my hand," Sara later told me. "I couldn't get over how Hashem had arranged it that I would have...

A Time for Renewal

Spring – it's a time of new beginnings; renewal. I love the freshness, the crisp clean air, the feeling of rebirth, and yes, I even find myself...

There is a Reason

Sitting perched on the edge of his bed, eating his meager meal, he felt absolutely miserable. Why did he have to come to such a God-forsaken place?...