My Yom Kippur Prayer
Dear God, On this eve of Yom Kippur, I want to apologize for all the times You put a gift in my hands, and I turned it down. For all the times You gave me the tremendous gift of speech; with the power of prayer, of unifying words, words to comfort, and words to uplift—but […]
When Beauty is Shattered
I wrote this years ago, after a tumultous time in my younger life. It’s the most personal and soul-bearing thing I’ve ever written, so it’s been hiding in my diary since then. Today a friend inspired me to share it, because many of us have had the same experience, in one way or another, and […]
Gimmel Tammuz: Can We Do This?
Two hundred years ago, Chabad Chassidim were born. For seven illustrious generations we were held by the hand, guided, trained, and handed a mission. We soaked it all in, weathered the storms, and, always looking towards our faithful leader, we grew. We survived wars of bloodshed, and battles of the mind; isolated prisons, and life […]
Tuition: How Much for Chabad Schools in Be’er Sheva?
A few months ago a Google Drive Spreadsheet went viral amongst the diaspora Jewish community. You probably saw it – it was a crowd-sourced chart of tuition in Jewish schools around the world. It was terrifying. In Israel almost all schools are fully funded by the government. Chabad schools have additional costs for added curriculum […]