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Honoring the Life of Miriam HaNavia on the Waters of the Kinneret by Miriam Kushner Imagine this....just picture this....a very beautiful, radiant, and regal 86 year-old courageous woman bursting with emunah and determination leading the daughters of Israel out of slavery.... across the Red Sea with drums and tambourines singing and dancing in praise of HaShem. “She went... Continue Reading →
Birthday Musings on the Occasion of my 66th By Ariella Bracha Waldinger On my brothers 40th birthday, he gave my mother 40 long stem red roses of exquisite fragrance. He wrote a moving, beautifully worded thank you note for bringing him into the world and being such a wonderful mother. Little did he know at... Continue Reading →
Reflections on Blessings and Nationhood Parsha Vayakhel By Ariella Bracha Waldinger Yesterday was one year from the date I received my positive test results from a full body scan showing that there was no cancer present in my body. Additionally, one month ago my lung CT indicated all was fine in my lungs. Hodu l'HaShem! The kindness of G-d fills... Continue Reading →
The Spiritual Enrichment of Purim by Ariella Bracha Waldinger From start to finish, Purim is enriched with the highest grade of uranium rich spiritual plutonium, in order to intentionally create an enormous blast in the spiritual universe. It starts off with a day of fasting, called the “Fast of Esther” whose purity and purpose are designed... Continue Reading →
The Tu B’shvt Seder: Insights into Living and Drawing down Blessings By Ariella Bracha Waldinger The festival of Tu B’Shvt, the “New Year of the Trees,” began at sundown on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd, 2015. The original purpose of Tu B’Shvt was solely related to the land of Israel and its laws of tithing fruit and orlah... Continue Reading →
Tu B’Shvat: a Celebration of Renewal by Ariella Bracha History and Customs Yesterday, I was walking through the neighborhood noticing the trees and their magnificence, in spite of their state of barrenness. I love their majestic and upright stance and the variety and uniqueness of each individual tree. Their regal stateliness makes them a true... Continue Reading →
Beshalach: Redemption and Song By Ariella Bracha My beloved Jewish nation, “I am G-d, your G-d who removed you from the land of Egypt to be a G-d to you!” The Torah portion of Beshalach is in my personal opinion, the most dramatic, heart-wrenching, heart-warming, suspenseful, exciting and revealing Torah portion of the entire five... Continue Reading →
The Legendary Saga of the Sheriff of Tzfat By Ariella Bracha This week my husband Avraham celebrated his 68th birthday and I want to honor him by sharing the legendary saga of the Sheriff of Tzfat. This story is not just a legend but a true life story of my brave husband Avraham, who knows how... Continue Reading →
Chanukah: Eternal Story, Eternal Symbol By Ariella Bracha Waldinger The festival of Chanukah celebrates the heroic and miraculous victories of our Jewish heroes over the oppressive Greek Empire. It is the dynamic eternal symbol of the Jewish nation, as represented by the Hasmonean priests, fighting with all their might to restore the dignity and spiritual... Continue Reading →
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