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Despite Covid-19 Fall-Out, Here Are 24 Fall-Ins

Despite the terrible fall-out of the Covid-19 pandemic, California Shliach Rabbi Shimon Posner was able to find 24 fall-ins that he has recently concluded. Full Story

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Inspiring
May 3, 2020 10:10 pm

I am fortunate to live in an area where I am unaffected by the virus however quarantine has been a blessing for my family and my marriage. We have not spent this much time together in years. At first, it was hard, it came in stages, from anger, depression, anxiety, and now acceptance. Once I accepted the situation for what it is everything finally has a flow to it, including kids in zoom school. My house finally feels like a home! I hope I don’t go back into my default ways of life with the constant shuffling from place to… Read more »

yiddishe mamme
May 3, 2020 11:25 pm

Bravo! This is an excellent piece!
We’ve been so busy chasing our tails, we couldn’t even see what’s in front of us and get our priorities straight.

Great piece
May 4, 2020 2:27 am

I love your writing. Always on point. I read the article because I saw your name

The last point 👌
May 4, 2020 7:42 am

I loved this piece. Thank you! The last point really resonated with me. This whole quarantine business has really been a gift in a rather peculiar packaging. My kids have never been so relaxed – I’ve never been so relaxed and at ease, and had a chance to work on relationships with those nearest and dearest. Organizing the house (without the pre-pesach stress), having the time to Daven the way I should (seeing my kids emulate me shows me the importance of what we show our children vs what we teach them) and just being generally more focused on what… Read more »

don't agree so much
May 6, 2020 1:36 pm

don’t be a purist. credit cards are invaluable if used wisely. like putting the price of important medical equipment, which otherwise I couldn’t immediately afford. I do agree with you of all the other silly things…moderation ( and the ability to pay back a large amount on a monthly basis and a low APR} I think is praiseworthy . and in Israel one does need a significant amount of $ to just make ends meet and live like a mentsch, the no frills variety.

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