Around the World in Eight Weeks

Meira Feinman

A vacation in your living room! Each week this summer, Mishpacha Junior will take you on a virtual tour of interesting places around the world. This Week:Islands

On the Job: Fiveish

Barbara Bensoussan

Should you happen to see a six-foot-tall, five-dollar bill strolling down the main street of your neighborhood, don’t be alarmed! It’s only Fiveish, the irrepressible mascot and “spokesperson” for Oorah. (Oorah is an organization that works to bring nonreligious Jews closer to Torah and mitzvos.) “Fiveish” gets his name from the famous Oorah Chinese auction, where every ticket costs only five dollars.

Zeidy Zakon: Under the Ground

Rabbi Nachman and Miriam Zakon

Let’s go underground! It’s time to explore a very special tunnel with Zeidy Zakon.

Conversations

Hidden Power
Yonoson Rosenblum One never knows the power of his or her mitzvos

Can You Tell a Phony?
Eytan Kobre “You’re not using the phone; the phone is using you”

Grief and Gratitude
Yisroel Besser The deepest, most sophisticated truth in the world

Nobody's Perfect
Alexandra Fleksher With the gift of maturity, we learn to accept

Colossal Humility
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman The last words I ever heard from my rebbi

Ready and Waiting
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP Why does everything take so long in the ER?

Bless You!
Faigy Peritzman Blessings don't create anything new in the natural world

Ready, Set, Succeed!
Sarah Chana Radcliffe Ensure success with explicit, doable instructions

The Radiance of Surrender
Mrs Shani Mendlowitz Honest admission reveals your inner radiance