Posted in Holidays, Judaism on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
My daughter, Rina, recently visited the Living Torah Museum which she thoroughly enjoyed or, as she said, “You should tell them it’s amazing, they should all go!” Of the many interesting items she viewed, I thought that this coin depicting Antiochus Epiphannes was quite interesting. The museum is in Brooklyn and tours can [...]
Posted in Elul, Judaism on August 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This originally appeared on Beyond Teshuva last year and I usually find some way to reincarnate it for Elul.
As a kid, my family would spend summers in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. It was the best time of the year for a city kid: fresh air, freedom and mosquitoes. Well, two out of [...]
Posted in Family, Holidays, Judaism on July 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I wrote this on motzei Tisha B’Av, two years ago. It subsequently appeared in Horizons Magazine and on Lazer Beams.
This Tisha B’Av, unlike most years, I decided to pray at the late afternoon minyan, around 7:20 PM. As always, my eight-and-a-half year old son jumped at the opportunity to come to shul. He stood, [...]
Posted in Israel, Judaism on June 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Just a shot of my daughter and me as we leave the Maaras HaMachpela (Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs) in Chevron.
Posted in Holidays, Judaism on March 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, I paid a visit to the Charedim Shmurah Matzah Bakery in Boro Park.
Charedim bakes the thinnest, crispiest shmura matzah you can find. Of course, all of the matzah is made, at least according to the sign on the wall “L’shem Matzos Mitzvah”.
One guy was pounding the dough on a constant basis. Although he had [...]
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