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...
Shabbos Times for Jan 17, 2025 | 17 Tevet, 5785 | Parshas Shemos | Candle Lighting Time: 4:38 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 6:08 PM
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....
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...