My sisters and I returned home from school on that first night of Chanukah the year we moved, myself only nine years old, ears and nose bright red from cold. Inside the house, hand-drawn decorations crowded the walls and a fire crackled merrily in the fireplace, suffusing the living room with leaping golden warmth. The … Read more
Yoni and Shu are now in the hospital, sitting round the clock in the ICU with their son Ephraim, who was seriously injured in a terrible car accident Saturday night. Ephraim’s wife Tzippy was killed instantly together with their 3-week old daughter Noam.
Liebe Freunde, Irving Roth überlebte Auschwitz, einen Todesmarsch und Buchenwald als Teenager, und ich hatte kürzlich die Ehre, ein Wochenende mit ihm und seiner Frau zu verbringen. Heute ist er ein süßer und lustiger 90-jähriger Mann, der seine Erfahrungen teilt, in der Hoffnung die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen und dafür zu sorgen, … Read more
Dear Friend, Irving Roth survived Auschwitz, a death march, and Buchenwald as a teen-ager, and I was recently privileged to spend a weekend with him and his wife. Today he is a sweet and funny 90-year-old man, who shares his experiences in the hopes of making the world a better place and ensuring that “Never … Read more
For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. Isaiah 51:3
Beste vrienden, De feestdagen zijn eindelijk voorbij. Ze waren geweldig! Zo veel tijd met familie, tijd om je te verheugen in het gebed in de synagoge, omringd door buren en vrienden. Ik dank G-d dat hij me gezegend heeft met zoveel prachtige mensen die samen mijn gemeenschap en mijn wereld vormen. Toen ik om mij … Read more
One of my friends once joked, “Jews have a blessing for everything!” We laughed at the time, but it’s true.
Political leaders are not our heroes. These men and women are. They are the ones who are making a difference in the lives of so many. And thanks to you, our loyal supporters and friends, these heroes have been able to turn their values and dreams into action, to help the People and settle the Land of Israel.
Liebe Freunde, Die Feiertage sind wieder vorbei. Sie waren wunderbar! So viel Zeit mit der Familie, Zeit, sich in der Synagoge im Gebet zu freuen, umgeben von Nachbarn und Freunden. Ich danke Gott, dass er mich mit so vielen wunderbaren Menschen in meiner Ortschaft gesegnet hat. Als ich mich an Rosh HaSchana umsah, bemerkte ich, … Read more
do know that I’ve never felt safer than when I am in Israel. Because it truly is the Holy Land and because I am right where God wants me to be, there is an incredible sense of peace as you walk the land.