Video:Love – Up Close
What stood out for me most,in this magnificent video was the images of Mae Toi playing with her children, being with her children. It literally didn’t matter what she was doing, even swatting one of the kids hands away. She was with them. They saw her love. When I got married, I was really young. And I […]
Why I Wear aTichel Instead of a Wig
I love the question behind the question. And this is one I get a lot. Why do I wear a tichel? This video will answer that for you. But now I want to ask another question. Don’t I think everyone should wear a tichel? And my answer is NO. Our goal is to serve G-d, […]
The Heartbeat of a Mezuza
My friend Rachel Zamoiski fell in love with a Mezuza case 2 years ago in Israel. She bought it then, and its been sitting in her house since. This year for her father’s yartzheit, Rachel decided to take on a Mitzvah in his merit. So we went to the Jewish book store and […]
Validation
Here’s a dose of something we all need from time to time. Validation. Has this ever happened to you? Someone takes a photo of you and when you look at it you recoil as you notice your messy house in the background? That happens to me all the time. Or how about this. You […]
Those Little Angels
6 Am in the morning , I walked into my daughter’s room and she was gone. Gone. Really gone. Gone from her bed, gone from her room, gone from all her siblings rooms and gone from the whole house. I woke my husband up. “This is real,” I said “She’s not here”. Outside it […]
Video – Your Inner Princess Glows – a Talk with Shoshana Liebman
To enjoy this video, you really have to turn the lights down and quiet your thoughts. It’s almost spoken in whispers. And the secrets come from a woman who has lived a thousand lifetimes in one. Her heart gives love from a pure, unconditional source. Stick around for the whole conversation – you’ll be glad […]
Love and Loss OR Bitter Hearts and Better Hearts
Has anyone out there experienced loss? This one’s for you [written when my heart was broken] Not all gifts are meant to last occasionally, a tree will bear some fruit, then stagnate with no continuity And then the fruit – and not the tree in small delicious bites is the true […]
1,000’s of People Didn’t Wake up Today!
I learned a while ago about hisbodidus, spending time in personal prayer with G-d. And for the longest time I would take a daily meditative walk. I walked every day. I can’t stand the snow, and I can’t stand the cold but the winter was the best. I would spend the first half of the […]
Only One You
A few months ago, I was sitting on the couch with my older sister, Chana Ita, and she says “Rif, you’re here” and she gestures with her hands, kind of belly level. “But you could be here” and she gestures about a foot higher. What the heck did she mean? I felt […]