Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower.
Dear Rosie & Sherry, I have been married for just over a year and moved abroad to be with my husband. Before we got engaged my husband was an angel — loving, caring, affectionate. After the engagement I started to see a different side to him. He started to blackmail me, and would threaten: “Unless…
The war in the Mideast this summer has brought back to the forefront the issue of travel to Israel, even as students by the thousands are leaving for a year of study in Israel. As the head of the Alisa Flatow Memorial Scholarship that provides scholarships for study in Israel, I can testify that we…
My wife and I have been trying to conceive for the last six years. We have had numerous IVF treatments and IUI treatments. During this time, I became observant and tried hard to maintain my faith. After this past Rosh Hashana, my wife and I finally conceived. We were pregnant with triplets. Sad to say,…
Imagine a situation: you have a fine home, a well-paying job, a comfortable car, and a substantial retirement annuity. If you do a single thoughtless act, you will lose everything you have worked to achieve: home, job, car, and savings. What kind of precautions would you take to avoid even the remotest possibility of incurring…
Lashon hara (gossip or slander) is not necessarily untruthful. The Torah forbids saying something derogatory about a person even if it is completely true. One of the best guidelines to decide what you should or should not say is to ask: “Does it make a difference who might overhear it?” If it is something that…
It is noteworthy that the Hebrew words for these types of distress are all in the singular: an anguish, a grief, a sighing. Many years ago, when my brother was gravely ill, I visited a rabbi in Israel and asked for a berachah(blessing) for his recovery. As I left, the rabbi said to me, “May…
Our time is finite, and therefore every moment is precious and irreplaceable. Yet sometimes we waste precious moments because we do not have something constructive to do. Some people carry a small book with them, so that if they must wait for a bus or sit in a waiting room, they can use the time…
Dear Emuna, I have a good marriage but my husband and I have one big issue that is always getting in the way. He is a more happy-go-lucky, spontaneous kind of guy and I like rules and order. I like to know when and where we’re going weeks in advance so I have a chance…
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