by Rivka Perlman | Jan 17, 2012 | Blog |
My friend Rachel Zamoiski fell in love with a Mezuza case 2 years ago in Israel. She bought it then, and its been sitting in her house since. This year for her father’s yartzheit, Rachel decided to take on a Mitzvah in his merit. So we went to the...
by Rivka Perlman | Jan 9, 2012 | Blog |
I say what I’m about to say not because I think I’m some kind of expert. And not even because I’ve watched my parents beautiful marriage – and they still dance in the kitchen. I say this because I’m reflecting back what 9 out of...
by Rivka Perlman | Jan 8, 2012 | Blog |
Has anyone out there experienced loss? This one’s for you [written when my heart was broken] Not all gifts are meant to last occasionally, a tree will bear some fruit, then stagnate with no continuity And then the fruit – and...
by Rivka Perlman | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog |
Live from the airport: Last night I got a call from my sister that a close relative had a serious scare and needed to be hospitalized. She said “everything’s okay, he just wanted you to know that he had a procedure but he’s fine. Okay, here’s what I...
by Rivka Perlman | Dec 29, 2011 | Blog |
I learned a while ago about hisbodidus, spending time in personal prayer with G-d. And for the longest time I would take a daily meditative walk. I walked every day. I can’t stand the snow, and I can’t stand the cold but the winter was the best. I would spend the...
