My father was frightened that I might grow up being more husky than he had envisioned. In an attempt to scare me into losing weight, he told me that I would eventually have to buy two seats on an airplane. I don’t think he intended to hurt me. He was worried about me. He wanted what he thought was best for his child. But good intentions don’t always prevent us from hurting someone.
The Powerball jackpot edged closer to $1 billion, the largest prize of the year, after no one won Monday night’s lottery drawing.
In honor of 50 years since the Rebbe introduced the special initiative to learn Hilchos Beis Habechirah during the Three Weeks, a special Beis Habechirah program was launched this summer for boys ages eight and up.
