13 Mar REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS A’H – PART 7
Last week, I reminisced with you about my courtship with my Rebbetzin. Let me share with you how one of the Gedolei Yisroel played a pivotal role in our eventual...
Shabbos Times for Feb 07, 2025 | 9 Sh'vat, 5785 | Parshas Beshalach | Candle Lighting Time: 5:03 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 6:33 PM
06 Mar REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS A’H – PART 5 & 6
Let me share with you how it all started between Miriam Libby and me. My Hebrew birthday is the 12th of Av. On my 21st birthday I went to my...
28 Feb ESTHER, ONE OF THE GREATEST WOMEN OF ALL TIME PART TWO
Last week, we pondered the question of why the sages chose to call the megillah Megillas Esther instead of Megillas Mordechai v’Esther or Megillas Purim. An interesting reason for the choice of this name...
20 Feb Esther, One of the Greatest Women of All Time
One of the highlights of Purim and indeed of the entire year is the study of Megillas Esther. The very first question that confronts us about the megillah is, Why...
13 Feb REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 4
WWMLD: WHAT WOULD MIRIAM LIBBY DO? Dear Reader, Since it was just my beloved Rebbetzin’s shloshim, I am interrupting my recounting of my Rebbetzin’s life and lessons to share with...
07 Feb REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 3
Last week, I related the story behind my Rebbitzin’s birth. But, there is a story that is worthy to be recorded that predates that column’s drama. When my shver’s mother,...
31 Jan SUPER BOWL MUSINGS
Being that the Super Bowl is this Sunday, I would also like to weigh-in withsome thoughts. At the outset, I would like to make a very un-American confession: I really...
23 Jan REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS PART 2
Last week, I started my dear wife’s life story with what I thought was most important: How she made shalom bayis her most important mission in life. Now however, I...
17 Jan Remembering Rebbetzin Miriam Libby Weiss, Zt”l, Zy”a, – Part One
As I mourn the passing of my dear Rebbetzin and life-mate, Miriam Libby, my mind wanders down memory lane to all of the wonderful experiences we had together. The posuk says “V’hachai...
10 Jan Rebbetzin Weiss A”H
I prepared for The Rebbetzin’s levaya with my pockets full of tissues. I realized afterward that I had used hardly any of them, and neither had the people sitting near me....