There I was in the car and it was getting late. I glanced at my list. One more property to visit before I could call it a day. Okay, I would do what I had to do. The place was really out in the boondocks; I hadn’t even seen a Coke machine for about 50 miles. I followed the directions that I had laboriously copied down the previous [...]
Walking through Bnei Brak in the summer is like enjoying quality time in the sauna, while trying to go about everyday life. Nowadays, most places are air-conditioned, but back then, it was just boiling, with nowhere to go for relief. The streets were alive with a mélange of aromas. A falafel store at the corner did brisk business, and the smell of frying chickpeas combined with the smoke [...]
I stay in hotels. It’s not that I enjoy them. It’s just something that I have to do a lot for business reasons. I mean, after a while, even the fanciest hotel becomes kind of stale. Like the first time you stay at the Ritz in Paris, you stand at the window and smile to yourself because you’re staying at the Ritz. But after a few visits to [...]
Lakewood Shopper A substitute doctor. A woman sent to the hospital against her better judgement. Was it all in vain? In his inimitable manner, Rabbi Nachman Seltzer shares an unusual chain of events. Liba Malka Koenigstein* was expecting a routine doctor’s visit in anticipation of welcoming a new baby into the family. She was quite surprised to find an unfamiliar face in the doctor’s chair. Dr. Green informed [...]
Yated Ne’eman Acclaimed author and speaker Rabbi Nachman Seltzer made his debut in Lakewood last week on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz with a powerful message about how each of us can make a lasting impact by reaching out to those in need. His words mirrored the message of the event sponsors, Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah and Better Than a Segulah. For over a decade, Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah and Better Than [...]
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