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: November 15th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIt's hard to imagine life without them, and yet they almost never came into being.
Posted on: November 15th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIt was one of those cold, rain-soaked evenings - the kind that make you look forward to a hot drink, a good book and a soft couch to curl up on.
Posted on: November 15th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe cemetery in Lodz is said to be one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, with about 230,000 graves.
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do (Part Five)
Posted on: November 8th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIn this five-part series I have tried to explain what works and what doesn't when trying to send a message of support to someone in a time of crisis.
Posted on: November 8th, 2006
Sections → Magazine"A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages.
Posted on: November 8th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe name Radegast Station might not be familiar to most people.
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do (Part Four)
Posted on: November 1st, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I gave examples of supportive messages to people in crisis.
Early Caribbean Jewish Communities (Part II)
Posted on: November 1st, 2006
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn 1527 the Spanish took possession of Curacao.
Posted on: November 1st, 2006
Sections → Magazine"You're going to give four years of your life to the country and this job.
Posted on: November 1st, 2006
Sections → MagazineThe question that is on many people's mind these days is why the organizers of the international "Pride Parade" chose the holy city of Jerusalem as the venue for their exhibition.
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do! (Part Three)
Posted on: October 25th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesFor the last two weeks I have been sharing parts of a well-meaning but inappropriate, advice-filled, e-mail that was sent to a well spouse through a third party.
Czestochowa Jews And Their Descendants Meet On Sukkot (Continued from last week)
Posted on: October 25th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesAn exhibit commemorating the Jewish community of Czestochowa, which has been traveling the world for the past two years, culminated in the gathering of more than 200 people who went there for a special reunion during Sukkot. These remnants and descendants of a community of more than 30,000 came from the U.S., Israel, South America, Australia and Europe.
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do (Part Two)
Posted on: October 18th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I began sharing a well-intentioned letter that was e-mailed to a well spouse and her hospitalized husband.
Posted on: October 18th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis summer there was a big hue and cry over the anti-Jewish rants uttered by a very drunk Mel Gibson after he was stopped by police for driving like a ...drunk - out of control, with an inability to think and judge clearly.
World Society Of Czestochowa Jews And Their Descendants Meet In Poland
Posted on: October 18th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDuring Chol Hamoed Sukkot the sound of singing in a sukkah was heard in Czestochowa for the first time since the Shoah.
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do! (Part One)
Posted on: October 11th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesPeople, with the utmost concern and caring, tend to give advice. And to them the advice makes sense, eminent sense.
Posted on: October 11th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesOn Yom Kippur, I was in Kiev after having participated in the commemorations at Babi Yar.
Death Of A Spouse (Part Six – Practicalities)
Posted on: October 4th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhen I met with recently widowed well spouses, who were kind enough to share their feelings with me, they were also very eager to share practical things they did that help make their transition to being widowed easier.
Early Caribbean Jewish Communities (Part I)
Posted on: October 4th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryPlaces like Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, Tobago, the Lesser Antilles, and St. Eustatia probably conjure up, in the minds of many Jewish Press readers, visions of vacation resorts.
Death Of A Spouse: Part Five – Shiva
Posted on: September 27th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe tradition of sitting shiva is a great help with grieving. For many people shiva is a buffer that helps you cope immediately with your tremendous grief.
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