The Stone that Cried

When I was attending a chabad synagogue with my wife and my 2 daughters, some 8 days ago on a friday evening and was given a bi-language siddur, I even could not concentrate on the prayers. I was there and had to fight my tears and my tense stomach. When I saw the men dancing with their little boys, praying, singing, taking the little boys up on the fathers back enjoing all the time at the synagogue service. I felt so moved I hardly could fight my tears. It was just so wonderfull. As a converting family I would like to thank you and the entire chabad community for all your effords and care, and just for this bursting buty!
Thanks , sincerely yours from Berlin.

Your beautiful and kind words filled with wisdom are much needed in our present world. Coming from a Christian background but moving into a realization of the G-d of Israel and longing to take a step, like Ruth, to worship Hashem in fullness, yet no knowing what steps to take, and then finding your message gives me the hope and courage to conitnue my journey knowing that the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is also leading and gjuiding me. Thiis evening I am grateful for your words that I came upon by what appered to be chance but, of course, was not.

Many years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Kotel, the Wailing Wall. As a Christian I know from reading the words from your ancient prophets that this location will once again become a vital part of your next temple in Jerusalem. I pray for that day and I long for you to see your long awaited Messiah that will again rule over your beloved homeland. I pray for the peace and safety of the Jewish nation. I pray that G-d can use me to help bless you His chosen people. "Next year in Jerusalem...."

I learned for sure that at least my maiden name is a Jewish one. Hidden for several generations, if not many. This longing to go home someday to Israel, when because of many moves in my life, NO PLACE has really felt like home....and trying our best to learn the Torah and live accordingly has a great cost. NONE of our kin at this point want to join us. It is a rather lonely path...but hubby and I are trying to keep our eyes on the future. Eternity will be a very long time!! Keeping Shabbat has blessed us so much and has become such a precious time to us!! We are so grateful for this site and other ones like it!!

This is the fourth Chana Weisberg video I have watched since discovering them about fifteen minutes ago. It seems that the more of these that I watch, the better they get. This one particularly touched me; I felt tears forming in my eyes, because I also feel sad that I am missing out on spirituality. Some time ago, a local prominent Rabbi's son-in-law asked me in what situations do I feel the most spiritual. The question caught me off guard; I had nothing to say, because I never feel spiritual. But this Chana Weisberg here is like an angel disguised as a human being. She cannot be human; just watch her and see that she emanates from Heaven!

As a child I lived in a secular home. First Zionism and the love of Israel became my Jewish connection. And over recent years, the study of Torah, Shabbat, the festivals, havedeepened my observance. Although my sister lovesIsrael, she is an atheist. This troubles me. I pray for her tshuvah.

I am trying to find my true soul mate so that I can build a house in Israel :)

This was the first year that both our children (18 & 24) were not with us for Seder. When our friends asked isn't this hard for you it crystalized in our hearts how thankful we were and are that they were together in Jerusalem, the holy city, for Birchat Ha Chama at the Kotel, for Shabbat Ha Gadol and the Seder. What could be better than that? Only one thing - with G-d's help, "ditto" for all the Jewish people's grandchildren and future generations . Am Yisroel Chai!

It is a sign of love when you are sad that you cannot love. Blessings - Rene

I awake with my thoughts on G-d, thanking him, and for one more day to do mitzvot. After praying, and while I am up and about, I try to connect with non-observant Jews to share my experience about returning to Judaism that began with the first article I read on chabad.org. It was about a child that fell out of the (Jewish) cradle, how that article picked me up, returned me to Judaism and made a better person by pointing me in the direction to help fulfill the reason for being born Jewish.