if you weren't alive or were too young to remember, please take 10 mins to watch this
9/11 was a defining moment in my life. In millions of lives. And it's worth remembering.
Imagine someone telling you in 2010 that the guy on the left would become Mr. Taylor Swift & the guy on the right would be a finalist for Sexiest Man Alive:
Observation: The fact that so many people, Jews of all kinds and even non-Jews, feel so impelled to defend Chabad when they don't have to says a whole lot more about Chabad's impact and mission than anything else.
If nothing else, the beautiful comments about Chabad on social media and in private messages, some from unexpected sources, have brightened my day.
Here's the Chabad secret: being a good and kind person, online and in real life, is how we make the world a brighter place!
If you see even more irate Jews than usual today it's because Tucker came for Chabad, the warmest, kindest, most welcoming organization ever that does nonstop charity work. It's akin to Obama taking on Little Sisters of the Poor, it's a real line that has been crossed.
Keep in mind PURIM BEGINS MONDAY: From the Book of Esther in ancient Persia. Haman, a royal advisor, plans to destroy the Jewish people after Mordecai refuses to bow to him. Queen Esther, who is secretly Jewish, bravely reveals Haman’s plot to the king and asks him to save her people. The king executes Haman and allows the Jews to defend themselves, as they then save themselves from destruction. Purim celebrates this deliverance with joy, feasting, charity, costumes, and the public reading of Esther’s story.
“I hope I've demonstrated that you can face anything, you can face the end of your days, you can face hell with dignity. Fight, girls, and hold your heads high. Billie and Georgia, you are my heart, you are my everything. Goodnight. I love you.
Eric Dane leaves his daughters — and the world — with one final message in Famous Last Words.