During the Holocaust, a large group of Polish women were rounded up to be sent to the gas chambers. As the group gathered their possessions to take with them into the camp the evil Nazi officers called out to all the villagers who were standing by watching, “Anything that these Jews leave behind you may take for yourselves, because for sure they will not be coming back to collect them!” Two Polish women who were standing nearby saw a woman towards the back of the group, wearing a large, heavy, expensive coat. Not wanting to wait to see if others got the coat before them, they ran to the woman and knocked her to the ground, grabbing her coat and walked away. As the Jewish women were being led away, these two Polish women lay down the coat to divide the spoils of what was hiding inside. As they rummaged through the pockets, they discovered .... READ MORE
Marriage
The following are brief notes ideally for a choson and kalla before their wedding so that the day can be more meaningful. Please also see the other vort in this section for a list of things to daven for...
- Marriage gives every person a chance to start with a pure soul.
- Every Choson and Kallah begins marriage with a clean slate, just as Adam and Chava did when they were married
For many years I suffered from excruciating back pain, rarely letting up for more than a half an hour of sitting still. In truth, it was not so terrible, especially when I was on my feet, but let’s just say that it affected my life in a big way. A few years ago I visited a back specialist who rigorously tested every muscle on my body and finally confirmed that my pain was being caused by a curved spine that was putting a lot of pressure on my lower back when I sit. In fact, this diagnosis made an even greater impression on me since the long and scary name given for my ‘condition’ was
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