Many years ago when my grandparents were well into their seventies, they were once taking a walk near their apartment building when they were assaulted in broad daylight. It all happened so fast, that before they knew it, my grandmother was thrown to the ground and had a broken finger and a bruised face, and my grandfather was in such shock and disbelief that he didn’t even have a chance to see the attacker, who made off with my grandmother’s handbag. My grandmother ended up in hospital and the attacker was never caught, but we were relieved that she wasn’t hurt more seriously and was able to make a quick recovery.
Another grandfather of mine, although this one is from several generations back, was also assaulted a… Read More »
You freeze and your heart skips a beat, it’s the unmistakable chilling sound of the Tzeva Adom Air Raid siren. You are in shock, and for a moment you are frozen to your place, and then you realize that you have only seconds to run, and you make a mad dash for the shelter, hoping and praying that you make it before the missile lands somewhere around you. Your kids and neighbors are screaming and crying, and you can’t get in touch with your loved ones, and all you can do is pray and wait for the Boom! You enter the shelter in a mad rush along with other frantic families and seconds later you hear a mighty explosion and you only hope that no one was hurt!
The Chabad Center of Sudbury would like to extend a Mazal Tov to Jacob Reznik on the celebration of his Bar Mitzvah. We would also like to extend our congratulations and best wishes to his parents on this beautiful milestone.
Earlier this week I attended the funeral of Dr. Barry Lang, who was a close friend of mine, and was a regular participant at our classes and courses. Barry wasn’t just a close friend, but was someone who taught both myself and his many friends a lot about life.
Sandy has come and gone, but in its wake it has left a trail of misery, destruction, and death. Many of us in Massachusetts experienced some damage, downed trees, no power, or no school for our children among many other disruptions, yet nothing comes close to what millions are going through in other parts of the North East. Thousands of people are still stranded in places reachable only by boat and many more are without power and heat.