Author: Rochel

Just over fifty years ago, the world was rocked by the infamous unmasking of Willowbrook State School, a quiet building located on secluded grounds in Staten Island, NY. The institution was exposed as an overcrowded, filthy, and unsafe shelter for thousands of lonely, forgotten children and adults with developmental disabilities. Ask anyone who remembers the […]

The key foundation of Ezreinu is the act of giving wholeheartedly. The ultimate paradigm of wholehearted giving was Avraham Avinu, who strove to integrate chesed into all aspects of his life. Eventually, chesed became his very core. Hashem bentched Avraham, “Veyhei bracha” (Bereishis 12:2) – Avraham himself would become bracha. Chazal explained that anyone whom […]