May 2003 Newsletter (5763:9)

For months the news has been filled with stories of young military men and women heading off to the Persian Gulf. While spouses and children sadly look on, soldiers with grave expressions board boats or planes headed for danger. Why? Why are they willing to endure...

We’ve been cautiously reporting to you about the BYG outreach in Uzbekistan, and have asked you to pray for the courageous brothers and sisters who stood with us and for the follow-up. We thought you would be encouraged to hear a report from one of the Jewish...

Approximately 664,000 Jewish people reside in South Florida, which includes Palm Beach (225,000 Jewish people), Broward County (305,000 Jewish people) and Miami-Dade County (134,000 yearround Jewish residents). The population fluctuates as snow birds” come down...

It was the day of a big outreach at the Coconut Grove Art Festival in Miami, an event that hundreds of thousands of people attend from all over the USA. It sure seemed Satan didn’t want me to bring my team of volunteers to the event. First, we were very delayed...

I can still remember how proud my parents were when I was bar mitzvah. The event was a huge deal in my family, with the reception rivaling that of a wedding. I can still remember my father at the reception, working the crowd, so elated and proud. I am sure on that day...