A few years back I was asked if writing Rachel Sarai’s Vineyard was worth it. The question again came up twice, so I went back to what I answered then, since I still feel the same way about it.

Was writing Rachel Sarai’s Vineyard worth it and will it serve a purpose? Good question, that one, but darn hard to answer.
To begin with the last part: will it serve a purpose? I have no idea, but I desperately hope it will.

I hope it will show people part of ‘what it was like’, especially what it was… Continue

Shalom;

There will be a webinar on Thursday 10:30 PM (US Eastern Time) discussing the basic structure of Hebrew words: How to extract the root (shoresh) of the word, and then how to add back in the other word components to understand the full meaning of the word.

And it is totally free! To participate, please click here:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/343674664

Reserve your spot NOW!

Good Luck,

Moshe B.

An interesting thing about people who have been scarred by whatever kind of 'war' (mentally or physically), is that they hardly ever talk about it for a very long time and some never. I'm one of those.
Do we have a hard time believing this happened to us? Are we ashamed? Do we feel people will not understand? Are we afraid to show our pain?
All of it, I think, but a major factor remains the fact that people do not, can't understand many of the things we lived through and survived, most people ca… Continue

He was your Grandfather,
he wasn’t mine.
She was my Mother,
she wasn’t yours.
He survived, his soul in shreds,
(so hard for him to live with),
she died, her remains somewhere
in Auschwitz (hard for me to live with).
We never even heard of him,
of that soldier, I mean,
but his family
was handed the telegram
politely announcing his death
in a bloody senseless war
in a far-off land.
The new captain on
his country’s ship came
just too late
for this son
brother
friend
lover
husband
father.

Today, No… Continue

My last speaking event in Miami was at the JCC in Davie, and having arrived early, I looked around for something to occupy myself. Turned out this was easy, since there was an art exhibit going on, not an uncommon occurrence at JCC's. I decided to check it out, especially after learning that this was opening night, so there would be a nice little reception.

The artist, Jackie Olenick, was there as well. Most of her new work appeared to be… Continue