Funds

On his last Shabbos, at 2:00 AM, while sleeping, R. Tzvi Dov Miller returned his soul to its Creator. The door is open. The neighbors are going in and out. The Rov arrives. A seminary girl who just became an orphan. A fresh widow who is dazed. The Rov instructs the married son to daven […]

As an emergency response to rescue 33 brides and grooms getting married empty-handed before 17 Tamuz, the leading Rabbanim gathered for a special emergency conference in the offices of Vaad Harabbanim l’Inyanei Tzedakah in Jerusalem. Among the leading participants were Moreinu Harav Hagaon Dovid Kohen shlita who is one of the generation’s greatest Roshei Yeshivah, […]

Rochel! Rochel! Her sister-in-law shakes her with one hand as she holds her cell-phone with the other. “Bring water, quick! She fainted!” Her husband rushes in from the living room, also with a cell-phone to his ear. Rochel opens her eyes and is horrified. She takes a look at her husband and jumps up. She […]

If you have a head, you can smile Hadassah Mount Scopus, Amputations ward. The scariest place in the world… People come in whole; two arms, two legs – and they come out… . A patient looks down to check the time, and his left arm isn’t there. Another leans over to tie his other shoe, […]

Twin orphans. A baby’s whimpering slices through the crowd, soon followed by another baby’s cries. The cries of the older children compete with the noise. Their father stands beside the eight-day-old twins, who look confused, and he declares, “Shechechiyanu, v’kiyemanu, v’higiyanu l’zman hazeh.” But, the joy is bittersweet. R. Dovid had healthy twin boys, yet […]

Mother is making dinner while the children are sitting and talking with Father. It’s an enjoyable evening, and everything seems just fine. That is, until Father suddenly has a seizure. The children start screaming. They’ve seen this so many times, but they’ll never get used to it. Epilepsy is not easy to live with. The […]