The mikvah is a beautiful place, filled with spirituality. It represents the chain of generations of Jewish women of which we become another link. Read More...
About six months ago, a young,Observant, non-Lubavitcher woman in my community - who normally does not
come to our Chabad house, came to daaven in our Chabad house on a
Shabbos morning since her husband missed his regular minyan that had
begun at eight o'clock . Read More...
It has been a few hours since the Seudos Hadoah for my husband, Larry, who now wants to be called only by his Jewish name, Aryeh. Almost everyone whom we invited RSVP’d that they were coming... Read More...
Mama, she tests the word gingerly on her lips,
Touches her tummy tenderly, with her fingertips.
As she feels that first flutter just beneath her heart,
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Sometimes we may feel angry with G-d; it seems as if He has joined forces with Satan. Why does He allow all these terrible misfortunes to befall us? Read More...
I was angry at God at that point in my life. Not only did it seem to me that He had held back the treasures of Judaism till I was forty, it seemed that I also would never get a chance to experience, together with my husband, the beautiful and intimate ritual of mikvah. Read More...
She glances round the house, at walls now stripped bare
She saw outlines of pictures, now no longer there.
She thinks of this house and all it has seen Read More...
“When Moshiach comes, what will be?”
My small son asks, looking up at me.
“Will there be candies on trees so tall,
Lollipops, toffees, chocolates and all?”
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A family is a magnificent garden
It must be cultivated with great care,
It is the most valuable, holy place
A couple may be blessed to share. Read More...
Freedom itself is only half the story. What we do with our freedom — that is the question. We need a purpose in life, and we need a moral, spiritual infrastructure to help guide us Read More...
A gentle, new soul flitted to earth one day.
She traveled all around then began to pray,
“Hashem please help me, what shall be?
There is so much evil - it is all I can see.
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A meeting was held far from earth
With the angels and G-d above.
They said it is time again for another birth
This child will need much love. Read More...
The chair rocked gently to and fro
The rhythm hypnotic and calm,
She gazed at the children playing below
‘Neath the swaying fronds of palm.
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I was sitting on my front porch.
Enjoying the California March sun.
I had been under the weather and thought
It would be good for me to bask in
some warmth.
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