I See You!
Seating Switcheroo
“How about Tuesday night, right after Nesanel goes out for Maariv?” Leah had suggested.
It’s only a few weeks after Leah’s wedding, and we...
A Special Merit
Of the three major Jewish communities in Los Angeles, only one, in the San Fernando Valley, did not have a kollel. But Rabbi Yehoshua...
In My Father’s House // The love was unspoken
We didn’t live in the house. Our house lived in us, and there were rooms in all of us that were closed and secretive,...
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss // Common Halachos that may surprise you
When I recently learned an important halachah for the first time in my life, it occurred to me that while undertaking extra stringencies is...
Between Two Worlds // A Conversation with Rebbetzin Shoshana Gifter
On the walls of Rebbetzin Shoshana Gifter’s home in Toms River, NJ, where she lives with her son Rav Shmuel Zalman Gifter, are black...
Return, My People Tales of homecoming: Chabad shluchim share their stories
The calendar for the University of Buffalo arrived in the mail shortly before the new school year. Rabbi Gurary skimmed through the pages as...
Marriage Matters: It’s Not About Therapy // Thoughtful advice for maintaining a...
It all began when Reuven and Gitty Epstein were newly married and living in Eretz Yisrael. As a member of Rav Yitzchak Berkovits’ Jerusalem...
7 Years and 6,323 Bee Stings Later: A Half-Hearted Recommendation
The following article, which you may or may not end up reading, is about my experience—and a few other people’s experiences—with bee venom. It’s...
Don’t Reject This Blessing // Sometimes the sound of the shofar comes from an...
Elisheva Ryps stared at her name on the letter board under the black awning. After six months of singing at various talent nights and...
Making Every Child Count: Counting Each Child // What I learned about kindness in...
Math was always my toughest subject. I like the concept of math—that big important ideas, the building blocks of the universe, can be expressed...
