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...
Shabbos Times for Dec 21, 2024 | 20 Kislev, 5785 | Parshas Vayeshev | Candle Lighting Time: 4:14 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 5:44 PM
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....
03 Jan The Crown of a Good Name
As we start the next chumash of Shmos, we study the painful birth of the Jewish people. The Torah introduces this saga with the preface, “V’eila shmos bnei Yisroel –...
27 Dec Some Midnight Reflections on the Loss of My Dear Rebbitzen Miriam Libby Weiss Zt”l Zy”a
As I sit on a low chair in my now empty bedroom on the night of my dear wifes levaya I am sharing with you these thoughts. As I am...
11 Dec The Chanukah Spirit
Each of our Jewish Holidays comes with a special message and has a distinct way that it impacts upon the life of every Jew. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...
06 Dec A Contemporary Chanukah Message
The Torah reveals a fascinating understanding about the concept of time to us. Time is not - as most people assume - a continuous line. Rather, Hashem created one year...
28 Nov Our Most Powerful Weapon
The Medrash informs us of the two people who were the two wisest gentiles of all time. The first one we are very acquainted with. None other than the infamous Bilaam....
22 Nov Kristallnacht and 9/11
Recently, on November 9th was the 79th Anniversary of the infamous day known as Kristallnacht, the Night of the Broken Glass. In a very real way, that night was the...
14 Nov The All-Powerful Prayer of Mincha
What comes to your mind first when I mention Yitzchak Avinu, Yitzchak, our Patriarch? You’ll probably say, rightfully so, the Akeidas Yitzchak – when Yitzchak allowed himself to be offered...