L'chaim: The Jewish Letters Project shares Jewish wisdom letters from around the world.
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Photograph with permission and courtesy of The Ghetto Fighters’ House in Israel. Here at L’chaim: The Jewish Letters Project, we feature wisdom letters from around the world — often, though not always, from parents to children. Usually , the letters mark a rite of passage ; the acknowledgement can be sweet or sorrowful, bittersweet or philosophical, poignant or celebratory. The tone of the letter…
An Exhortation to Live Life Fully
Photo courtesy of Liat Fridman. Shachar with his sisters, Sahar Fridman Sierra, Inbar Basch, and Noya Shaked Some wisdom letters have an afterlife . What happens after a letter lands is unpredictable . The trajectory of a letter’s afterlife — that is, the impact of someone’s words — depends not only on the words and wishes expressed, but on the recipients of the letter. When Shachar Fridman was…
Despair is a Luxury We Can Not Afford
Sometimes a wisdom letter has an afterlife that the writer could not have fully foreseen. Rabbi Elana Zaiman kept the letter from her late father in her purse so that she could feel his presence, and hear his voice when she was having a diffcult day. She would take the letter out and reread it. Sholom Aleichem’ s family honoured his wish for more than 100 years after his death in 1916; they held…
David Kochberg (1895-1969) with his granddaughter Paula David (née Mudrick, born 1948) The last post for L’chaim: The Jewish Letters Project was devoted to the letter that Polish-born David Kochberg (1895-1969) wrote , and that was tucked into a ledger book from his business in Toronto’s downtown. The letter in the ledger book reminds me of the Hebrew concept of cheshbon nefesh, an accounting of…
David Kochberg (1895-1969) with his granddaughter Paula David (née Mudrick, born in 1948) I would like to begin this post with a tiny informal biographical sketch of David Kochberg. This short biography was written by his Toronto-based granddaughter, Dr. Paula David, for L’chaim: The Jewish Letters Project. I had asked Paula David for some background on her grandfather. Her summary follows:…
An Ancient Call to Protect the Jewish Community.
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