Remembering the Yom Kippur War, Part 1
Here is a three-part series of personal stories by those who lived in Israel during those days. Stories of emuna, bitachon, and wonderful achdut (brotherhood).
Debbie Shapiro
Debbie Shapiro
Covers Are Misleading
The first thing I noticed was the black silk yarmulke on Mr. Levi's head and the television in the corner. "These people can't be too religious," I assumed.
We’re Still Waiting
Tisha B'Av, 2007: There's nothing like a war to make us realize the important things in life! At the same time thousands of our children – the future of our nation...
A Spiritual Revolt
Surie couldn’t take it any longer. She couldn’t watch her friends suffer because of her desire for a mitzvah. She wondered when the commandant would begin...
It Doesn’t Make Cents
Today, when Malki’s friends ask her how she managed to marry off her children, Malki smiles mysteriously and replies, “I really don’t understand it myself...
Courage To Cry
Religion is not about escaping reality. To be religious is to face reality head on, with the knowledge that that reality is our challenge in life, a challenge..
Choose Life!
I think that one of the most crucial choices we can make is to turn to the Almighty and ask Him for guidance in making the correct decisions...
A Sauna for the Soul
Yom Kippur is such a serious day, a day of introspection and soul searching. At the same time it is a Yom Tov, a holiday. We fast and repent, yet we light...
New Threats
For me, the recent pictures of Sadam Hussein brought back memories of the Gulf War that took place over a decade ago. It was a nightly ritual – the eerie...
To Save A Soul
"At the time, I had no idea of how complex this would be, or of how many people and organizations throughout the world would become involved in this mission...
A Taste of the World To Come
Have you ever looked at the reverse side of a beautiful needlepoint? It's a tangle of knots and threads, and it's almost impossible, if not impossible...
The Spiritual Triangle
We want to rejoice in the Succot holiday and stay on the spiritual high of the Ten Days of Repentance. If only people would stop getting in our way...