Thursday, March 23, 2006
Jenny's Purim Story
Jenny practically leapt out of her chair and ran up to the instructor. Jenny looked the instructor in the eye and said, “We need to control our own destiny. I am going to shul tonight to stop the President of Iran”. With that declaration Jenny turned around and walked out of the classroom with a confidence not seen by her peers in years.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Mazal Tov to the Banes on the birth of their first grandson!
I am thrilled to wish a hearty mazal tov to Moshe and Joanne Bane on the recent birth of their very first grandson!
I have had the privilege to work with and be guided by Moshe for many years and therefore I know firsthand that his new grandson has an exceptional, principled, and dedicated Zaide to look up to.
I am sure that the Banes will be zoche to bring their new grandson to Torah, Chuppah, and Ma’asim Tovim.
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Yasher Koach Sam!
I would like to dedicate this blog entry in honor of Sam Zuckerman from Orange County, California. Sam called me this past Friday to inform me that this past Shabbat marked his two year anniversary of observing Shabbat.
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Kiruv is simply reuniting a Father with his lost children. What can be more important than that?
Recently, I was asked by someone if I could discuss the issue of whether Kiruv (Outreach) is relevant to the average Orthodox Jew’s life. I almost fell off my chair at the question.
Read the whole storyWednesday, March 01, 2006
So, I was on a plane with a Jewish doctor and a Mormon missionary and...
Not only did these students understand and share my vision, I was mobbed at almost every school with people begging me to give them guidance on how to deal with their family and friends...It broke my heart to meet so many beautiful young adults with so many worries weighing on them. It broke my heart even further when I realized that this was only a small sampling of heartache and turmoil going on in Klal Yisroel today.
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