The Rosh Yeshivah and the Shliach
A Jerusalem Encounter
By Avraham Berkowitz
As I helped him fill his cart with the items his wife had put on his shopping list, I realized that I was speaking with Rabbi Noach Weinberg, the celebrated Rosh Yeshivah of the Aish Hatorah institutions...
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From the Brink of Despair
a 9/11 story
By Avraham Berkowitz
Dan told me that in recent days, as images of the 9-11 attacks appeared on television again and again with the approach of the anniversary, Sasha had become even more depressed, to the point that he was suicidal.
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Grandpa's Bar Mitzvah
What inspired my eighty-eight year old grandpa to finally celebrate his bar mitzvah
By Avraham Berkowitz
"Go find someone else to bother," he shot back at me. "I want nothing to do with you!" My head was spinning; I was hurt inside, yet knew I had done nothing disrespectful. Obviously, what I represent—being a religious Jew, wearing a beard and a kippah on ...
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Thank You for Your Protection
By Avraham Berkowitz
I rolled down the window and asked him where he needed to go. He said his base is near Jericho, but if I can take him to Jerusalem that would be great help...
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The Aluminum Sukkah
By Avraham Berkowitz
"I couldn't contain my emotions. I began to cry... I had only meant to make the sukkah more beautiful!"
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