This past Friday morning, after I made my morning coffee, I headed down to my basement office to learn, as I do every morning. About ten minutes after I sat down at my desk, I heard the unmistakable sound of rushing water from nearby. After getting over my initial denial, I jumped up and ran over
The other week, I was looking for a check I had received a few days earlier so I could bring it to the bank to deposit. To my disappointment, I
May 1945. Liberation day finally arrived. Chaim was more dead than alive, but he had survived. Although he had suffered terribly and lost almost
By now, the beautiful holiday of Sukkot feels like a somewhat distant memory. The leaves have changed into their splendor and august colors and are
One day, during my wonderful years in Yeshiva Shaarei Torah, my friend, Richie, excitedly motioned for me to follow him into his dormitory room. As
Our son Avi became a Bar Mitzvah on Thursday. Unfortunately, my father-in-law was not feeling well enough to attend the Shabbat event, so Avi and I
A friend used to have a sign that his mother hung on their fridge, which read: “You have two choices for supper: Take it or leave it.”
