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G-d, in his mercy, will send you little gift-wrapped signs.

This time I felt that G-d had sent that message especially for me. I was suddenly able to look at what I have and not at what I was still missing.

Habbat Shalom and Chag Sameach

Bnei Yisrael were not meisim lev after seeing the yad Hashem destroy Mitzrayim in front of their eyes.

The pans of blondies had suffered minor volcanic eruptions, and chocolate chip-flecked batter hung like drapes around every side.

Jews became the only people in history to predicate their very survival on education. The most sacred duty of parents was to teach their children. Pesach itself became an ongoing seminar in the handing on of memory.

What does “Pesach” mean? Rashi (to Exodus 12:11 and 12:13 and Isaiah 31:5) explains that it is an expression of dilug and kefitzah (types...

Often the only thing preventing one from doing something is a bit of encouragement from another.

We see that suffering is not considered equal to death.

Then she dangled the bait in front of me: “If I pay for you to buy a gown, would that help?” Well, I guess a little bribery never hurt.

The Sages say, it's as bad as all three cardinal sins together – idol worship, bloodshed, and illicit sexual relations. Whoever speaks with an evil tongue, they say, is as if he denied G-d. Why are mere words treated with such seriousness in Judaism?

No matter what was left physically, Zechariah’s soul was soaring high above the crowd even after 37 years.

Since the restructuring of my column at The Jewish Press, we have been focusing on the Jewish tenet that whatever G-d does, His interest is our good – even if we fail to see how events are for our betterment. Here is an example with a compelling script.

We’ve met the most wonderful, caring people who have helped us and Eli weather this draining challenge.

We know that the Torah’s perspective on having children is of course positive.

he sacrifices a woman brings on the birth of a child, and the period during which she is unable to enter the Temple, have nothing to do with any sin she may have committed or any “defilement” she may have undergone. They are, rather, to do with the basic fact of human mortality, together with the responsibility a parent undertakes for the conduct of a child

A person can get hurt, insulted, or offended by anyone. And when a person gets hurt by someone they care for and love, the pain is even greater.

I didn’t see a solution to my housing needs forthcoming. Instead of getting down, I strengthened myself with the thought that “other people manage to find a place to live, and so will I.”

The international community has pressured Israel since its inception. Against all odds she has flourished and grown, it is has become a true exception.

In this exchange between two brothers, a momentous courage is born: the courage of an Aharon who has the strength to grieve and not accept any easy consolation, and the courage of a Moshe who has the strength to keep going in spite of grief.

The more natural something is, the less attention we pay to it. Every morning we get up and take care of the morning routine almost by rote.

The soldiers milling around were silent, staring into the distance as if willing the ambulance to arrive faster.

David was surprised at the downright refusal, but he didn’t lose hope. He set out to another vendor and another vendor and another…

Mordechai was all she had – he was her family. And now she must live apart from him forever. Why?

Since Omar was not censured, she has doubled down and continued her diatribe.

The contemporary world continues to be scarred by violence and terror. Sadly, the ban against blood sacrifice is still relevant. The instinct against which it is a protest – sacrificing life to exorcise fear – still lives on.

“C’mon, Abba, do me a favor and stop saying, ‘That’s all I need...’ Look at me: I’m healthy and happy. It’s a mitzvah to be happy. Be happy, Abba.”

Shmuel Hanavi had the king of Amalek brought before him, and said, “Just as your sword made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” Shmuel Hanavi then executed Agag.

From the perspective of eternity we may sometimes be overwhelmed by a sense of our own insignificance. We are no more than a speck of dust on the surface of infinity. Yet we are here because G-d wanted us to be, because there is a task He wants us to perform. The search for meaning is the quest for this task.

Every heart was filled with gratitude to the Almighty for granting this special soul a chance to live.