The Gifts That Come Wrapped in Kindness(by Chani Schreibhand) Giving and receiving gifts are one of life’s most significant opportunities. Not the kind that come wrapped in ribbons and shiny…
Eitz Chaim
There was a time when any normal person understood that killing is wrong, full stop. Today, it is presented as moral if it fits the narrative of the moment.
The Final Boxes
The Final Boxes: Saying Goodbye to a Home That Held Four Generations As a family, we’ve been procrastinating the inevitable. Not because we don’t understand the task, but because some…
The Story Behind the Picture
Originally published in issue 22 of our Magazine, we bring you this article on the Yahrzeit of the Holy Tzadik. While recently in a Jewish Book Shop, I came across…
The Gift of Chatzos
Sarah Faygie Berkowitz Twenty years ago, a superwoman named Azriella Jaffe, mom, wife, college professor, author of two dozen books, business owner, and a frum woman, realised that Fridays were…
Tracing the Legacy of Aish Kodesh
Introduction I first spoke with Chani Schreibhand on the phone this past January. Her number reached me through a rather winding route. It began with Professor Daniel Reiser, an Israeli…
Seasons of Summer
Originally printed in the Jewish Tribune I wanted to celebrate this past summer as we slowly progress towards the autumnal months. Many years ago, when our children were young, we…
Caring for Elderly Parents
Nothing is simple as parents age and possibly develop health conditions or illnesses.
Are things normal?
Young children have all been practicing going to a bomb shelter or safe room,and they make siren noises in the
Creating a Kiddush Hashem in the Midst of Tragedy
We may wonder, haven’t we suffered enough? It seems Hashem wishes to rouse us.
