Centenarian Speaks Of Survival At West Hempstead Virtual Yom HaShoah Program
Sam Weinreich outlived the Nazis by decades and, at the age of 101, continues to share his story of survival with meticulous details. “Lodz had the...
Politics
Why I Love Far-From-Perfect Israel
How do you feel when someone or something you love is attacked, maligned, or defamed? Obviously, your first reaction is to scream, “How dare they!”...
Two Important Lessons from the Holocaust
Jews put a lot of focus on the past. We just concluded Pesach where we read, discussed, and even sang about what happened to our people over 3,300...
History Is Yesterday
The story goes of a man walking down the street when an old Jewish beggar comes to him asking for a dime. The man looks at him in astonishment and...
Dippin’ Lots
As we take leave of Pesach and proceed full-steam ahead towards Kabalas HaTorah, I would like to take a moment to reflect back on one part of the...
Style & Living
Two Shepherds
At S’firah, Rabbi Akiva Is brought to mind: Illuminator of the Mishnah,
Yehudis – Marietta. Chapter VI
Recap:Yehudis asks her father and grandmother to tell her stories about when she was a baby. Her father is evasive and her grandmother only tells...
Three Costly Assumptions About Estate Planning
You have worked hard for years, have family members and friends you care about, and have approached a time in your life when “estate planning”...
Torah
Tazria-M’tzora: Introspection In Isolation
Quarantine used to be a lot worse. The Torah describes a unique consequence for one who speaks lashon ha’ra: tzaraas and a lonely quarantine...
Stale Tea
The first letters of “Tazria-M’tzora” form the word “meis” (dead), and the last letters (ayin-ayin) have the same numerical value as the word...
The Ultimate Corruption Of Speech
Do you ever wonder what people really think about you? Whether they think you’re brilliant, caring, and fun – or lazy, self-centered, and boring?...
