It was 4am and the gunfire was intense as the thud of explosions shook our building. No it was not Beirut in the 1980's, it was my apartment building in Caracas in 1999.
The policeman who lived one floor below us was the target, but my bedroom window was directly on top of his, and we were in the line of fire.
We huddled on the floor and waited for it to end.... and then three nights later they came back for round two.
Like many of you, I have spent time in different cities and countries around the world as part of my studies, work in the Jewish Community or time with family. These have included plenty places in Central and South America, England, Israel, Canada and more.
Thank G-d in most of these places, I dealt with… Read More »
About two months ago, my daughter asked me to remove the training wheels from her bike and teach her to ride without them. The big day finally arrived, and we unscrewed the training wheels and were ready to go.
I recently had my annual physical with my Doctor and thank G-d all is well. As we finished the physical part of the checkup, we then spent about fifteen minutes chatting about life, our children, their interests, his visits back to his hometown in Pakistan where he is going for the first time in over three years this summer, what village life was like for him when he grew up, his elderly mother, faith, and so many more topics.
Camp Gan Israel has had another amazing week so far with the dozens of campers who are enjoying the camp.
and a trip to Wardsberry Farm, lots of Sports, Arts and crafts and so much more.
Camp Gan Israel has gotten off to an amazing start and a truly fun filled week of activities.
We are so grateful to our amazing counselors and teen helpers who are helping the campers enjoy such an amazing week.