In the Quiet of the Night

In the Quiet of the Night

In the quiet of the night, where my thoughts softly streamI drift to distant lands, a place of endless dreams—where whispered echoes and fantasies take flighta world unseen by daylight, yet vivid and so bright. Stars gleam like diamonds and moonlight paves the...
Takers and Givers

Takers and Givers

There are takers and there are giverssome give love, some give shiverssome spread warmth like summer lightsome cast chills as winter’s night. In this world of give and takewe choose the paths we want to make:to heal or harm, to build or break,to lift up hearts or make...
In Memory

In Memory

Today, the 5th of Av, marks 30 years since my father, Haviv Shimoni, passed away at 61. Haviv, meaning “the beloved one,” was loved by all who knew him. As a member of the Jerusalem City Council, member of the Knesset, and a leader of the Kurdish community...
I Awake

I Awake

I awake in the morningso upset and distressedto a world full of mayhemso confused and so messed. The sun through my windowso bright, comes to healbut the weight of the chaosis all that I feel.Each step feels uncertaineach breath heavy sighas I wander in shadowsunder...
A Man is His Words

A Man is His Words

A man is his words and his actions that followin passage of time his deeds he will swallowthe whispers of truth or the lies that he weaveshis essence revealed in the life that he lives. Promises spoken in the dark of the nightmay turn to gifts in the dawn’s early...
The Rebbe

The Rebbe

Last night we went to our Chabad House for a farbrengen (a joyous gathering) commemorating 30 years of the Rebbe’s passing.Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the seventh and last Rebbe of the Chabad movement, one of the largest Hasidic movements in Judaism....