Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: December 17th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I wrote about the inability for two well spouses in different circumstances to handle an illness crisis in the same way.
Posted on: December 17th, 2008
Sections → MagazineI recently became a bubbe again with the birth of a granddaughter, Kayla Elisheva.
Posted on: December 10th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDuring a recent Shiva call, the topic of competent medical care was discussed.
Posted on: December 10th, 2008
Sections → MagazineAs Yaakov makes his way back to the land of Canaan, several events - spanning the full range of emotions - transpire in rapid succession.
Judah Touro: Legendary Philanthropist
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish History"[Judah] Touro's name will always be numbered among the foremost in the annals of American philanthropy. His charities knew neither race nor creed, and his public spirit was no less noteworthy."[i]
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIn one week I had the privilege of speaking to two very different well-spouse support groups.
Beware Of Becoming Gimpel The Fool
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → MagazineI recently had the good fortune to be able to attend a musical in New York City that was entirely in Yiddish, a presentation of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
Rabbi Pinchas Zarcynsky Arrives In Warsaw
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Jewish community in Poland has been growing both in size and spirituality.
Rabbi Pinchas Zarcynsky Arrives In Warsaw
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Jewish community in Poland has been growing both in size and spirituality.
Acknowledgement And Empathy; The Caffeine Of Emotions
Posted on: November 26th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhen we are exhausted but must continue doing whatever it is that needs to be done, we can usually rely on a jolt of caffeine to keep us on task.
Posted on: November 26th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently I wrote about the partial desecration of the cemetery in Bilgoraj, by a construction company, despite the promises of local officials that no defilement would take place.
Posted on: November 26th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently I wrote about the partial desecration of the cemetery in Bilgoraj, by a construction company, despite the promises of local officials that no defilement would take place.
Posted on: November 19th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIt was Shavuot and Gloria was looking forward to a Yom Tov dinner with friends. Gloria was a well spouse whose husband was in care.
Posted on: November 19th, 2008
Sections → MagazineMany of us, especially those who are in mid-life, have weathered certain "storms" in our lives - some easier to cope with and "get over" than others.
Posted on: November 19th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the event that most consider the start of the Shoah.
Posted on: November 19th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the event that most consider the start of the Shoah.
Posted on: November 12th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThough the summer is long gone, and depending where you live, the trees might be changing colors, there may even be snow on the ground - some of the people I meet are still "smarting" from their camp experience.
Protecting Jewish Cemeteries In Poland And Around The World
Posted on: November 12th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.
Protecting Jewish Cemeteries In Poland And Around The World
Posted on: November 12th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.
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