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
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 of 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?...
Fishin’ for the Truth
Marge said, “Something deep inside is telling me that each person has a reason to live.” It had be to more than saving some fish from extinction...
Waiting For The Redemption
When the Temple was destroyed, we didn't just lose a magnificent building, we lost a spiritual connection to the Almighty, a closeness that we can only yearn...
Holiness Vanquishes Evil
There is only one thing capable of neutralizing the negative affects of “dirt,” and that is through a different type of dirt, the "dirt of holiness."
Finally, At Home!
More yelling. A few minutes later, the driver screamed at everyone to get back in. We climbed back into the taxi —- wet cast and all. This scene repeated...
Uman Rosh Hashanah: For the Ladies
He's gone. Every year, before Rosh Hashana, my husband packs his bags, leaves the family and travels to the city of Uman, to Rebbe Nachman's gravesite...
Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro – Daf HaYomi
Date of Passing: 7-Cheshvan. Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro, Rav of Lublin, revolutionized Klal Yisroel’s limud haTorah (method of Torah study).