This Tuesday was Tisha B’Av and naturally the Shabbos afterwards is Shabbos Nachamu. On this Shabbos we read the haftorah which consoles the nation on the loss of the Bais Hamikdosh.
Our upstairs neighbor had left for the mountains and we thought it best to invite some family over to spend time with us. Although we [...]
–where you lay down at night and feel this wonderful mix of tiredness, accomplishment, happiness and pride. Let me tell you, it doesn’t happen all that often, but when it does – it’s gotta be one of the best feelings in the world.
(written last night, but wanted Adiel’s post to have some exposure before [...]
This Shabbos, Esther & I went into the heilige Brooklyn to visit her cousins: Elimilech and Basi P (and family). We ate the friday night seudah with them and their parents Uncle Mayer and Suri. It was a fun geshmake meal with tons of food and what not. One exceptional dish was the soup. I [...]
As you’ve previously heard, we had a very special guest here this past Shabbos, hailing all the way from Atlanta, GA — our very own dear Mom!! She missed her ‘bubbalehs’ and wanted to see us, so she booked a ticket, and hopped on a plane (thankfully, we knew about it in advance and [...]
As you all know, I’m a BT. That means that I get the privelege of picking my own customs and working with Daas Torah to make decisions regarding choosing a derech. Be it as it may, in this exciting ride called life, new challenges present themselves everday and I have to figure things out so [...]
I came across an ad for this shabbaton from a local Yahoo! Group and heard about it again from Esther as she was browsing a local newspaper. The idea of going to a ‘marraige enrichment’ retreat for frum people really intrigued us. So we signed up early to make sure that our space was saved. [...]
The past two weeks have been vacation for me (between school and camp) and I must say I enjoyed it immensely! Besides for celebrating our anniversary and having an interesting emergency room episode, my first week, this past week was really chock full of action and fun.
Sunday we joined Nooch with his son and daughter [...]
Baruch Hashem everyone is OK.
This last Friday, the beloved and treasured Jeep was in a car accident. Who was driving and who was at fault and all the other details will be omitted for liability purposes. So here are some pics from the accident (which we are covered in full by the insurance companies for):
The [...]