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Sometimes the Most Important Chesed We Cannot Give to Ourselves

For many years, my husband Noam and I would debate whether or not we would celebrate Valentine’s Day. While I was single, I looked forward to one...

Marianne Novak

This Drasha was delivered at the Skokie Women’s Tefillah Group, Simchat Torah day, 5783. My father likes to say that the Jewish holiday...

There is a beautiful picture of my daughter Batsheva, zl, that sits on a credenza in my family room. The top shelf is filled with all sorts of...