“God blew into his nostrils a breath of life, and the person became a living spirit.” (Genesis 2:7)  This is the point of the arrival of

Occasionally, one memory escapes from the vault that holds the terror of those years. One Passover, my three-year old grandchild looked up at me from

It was an exciting time for our family. We were moving out from a tiny apartment to a new home. I was pleased to think

Yoav, a young IDF (Israeli Defense Force) soldier was stationed in the city of Chevron. Suddenly, he was shot by an Arab sniper and left

A  young man from Long Island once approached a Rabbi to ask that a memorial prayer, called kaddish be recited for his recently departed father. Kaddish is recited every day for

Private Stephen Winneger was on patrol one night during WWII when he saw a figure running through a field. He shouted, “Halt or I’ll shoot.” The figure

On November 26, 2008 Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holzberg were murdered in a terror attack in Mumbai, India. This tragedy was horrific. After the murder

Miriam Perlstein was one of eight siblings who survived Auschwitz.  It was so unusual for a family of eight—seven sisters and one brother – to

The whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar! A leader of Chasidic movement and his wife had just given birth to their first child – a

This incidence happened to me personally and I am glad it did, because it would be hard to believe that such story can really happen.