HOME & FAMILY

April 1937. By now we had all our papers, visas and passports to emigrate to the USA. We were impatiently waiting for May 3, when we would leave Karlsruhe. Every day our home was filled with treasured friends coming to wish us well. Somehow, for each member of our family, memories washed over us. My brothers and I were born in this city; we had a history here.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
The Right Way to Write
by R' Zvi Zobin

Many years ago, experiments by graphologists indicated that just as a person's nature can be revealed in his handwriting, so a person can change his character by altering his handwriting.

Teaching Love of Torah to Children
-- An Essay Leading up to Mattan Torah
by Tzvia Ehrlich-Klein

We previously discussed how to focus our thoughts on Torah ideas and Torah - orientation, like chessed. On having short, interesting Torah insights "that can be said on the go."

Mistakes Can Be Useful
by R. Chadshai

Oops! It was a mistake! I didn't mean it.

How often do we say this! Perhaps several times a day. Errors are usually seen as being negative, embarrassing aspects of our existence, which should never occur, and we try our best not to repeat them.

Here in Geula
by Varda Branfman

"You may even see in these faces your own face"
Geula -- Behind the Hustle-Bustle

When I answer them "Geula," often they look a bit puzzled, and ask, "Why there?" I suppose they can more readily imagine me living in Ramot or Arzei Habira or maybe Har Nof - - those sections of Jerusalem where there are more English speaking compatriots.

From their Point of View
by Rosally Saltsman

Helen Keller is known to have recommended that everyone experience being blind and deaf for just one day. Judaism includes many halochos that involve showing special consideration to people who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, whether physically, financially or by virtue of their circumstances in life.

Warm-up, Stretch and Cool Down
By Dr. Reuven Bruner

As most professional athletes would tell you, there is more to athletic performance than the event itself. The elaborate warm-up and cool-down rituals practiced by some athletes may not be necessary for most people. But for anyone who is physically active -- warming up, stretching and cooling down are part of getting the most out of fitness activities.

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