by Jonathan Rosenblum | May 9, 2007 | Beginner
I’ve just finished the year of mourning for my father. From that year I’ve gained a new appreciation of how well the ancient Jewish customs mesh with the emotional needs of the mourner. Each stage of the mourning process – the first seven days from...
by Rabbi Boruch Leff | Apr 20, 2007 | Beginner
Rabbi Beryl Wein tells the story of when he had Rabbi Mendel Kaplan as a high school rebbe in Chicago, just after Rav Mendel came to America from Europe. Rav Mendel did not know how to speak English very well. But he had an amazing knack in being able to interest and...
by Rabbi Boruch Leff | Feb 28, 2007 | Beginner
‘Have a good day’, the Walmart check out clerk said cheerfully. I was in a contemplative mood. What exactly did he mean by that? What does it mean to have a good day? I decided to do some research. We actually pray daily that G-d provide us with a good day:...
by Pearl Benisch | Nov 9, 2006 | Beginner
[Editor’s Note: During World War II, the author was confined to various ghettos and concentration camps: Krakow, Plashow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen. And through it all, she maintained her dignity and her Jewish observance. Here is one story from her...
by Rabbi Berel Wein | Sep 8, 2005 | Beginner
I was in the United States when the disaster of Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and its southeast Gulf Coast. It seems that natural disasters are regular events in the lives of millions of human beings. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and hurricanes are...
