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Today was the Yahrzeit (anniversary of the death) of Rochel the Matriach. As I drove to the hospital with my wife and my mother in the car, we got to the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem and the sign said “Bethlehem Right” (the hospital was to the left). Somehow at that moment I remembered that it…

A Story about Yitzchak Meir, told over on the occasion of his 13th Yahrzeit: My son was born with scarring on the brain on September 28, 1999, in the now defunct Misgav Ledach hospital in Jerusalem. By October 5, the doctors wanted to get a better look at what was going on in his brain,…

Yitzchak Meir’s condition has improved somewhat. The Lichtenstaeder medical staff no longer need to provide him with any medical care – just normal feeding and diaper changing. In fact, they have hinted that he is ready to be sent home! So we are now going through the procedures necessary to a move Yitzchak Meir to…

Here is the first picture of Yitzchak Meir Seltzer on the Web. He came home on Friday and spent his first Shabbos with his family. It actually wasn’t too bad. He is a good baby, and like all babies, sleeps most of the time. When he is awake, he is alert, and his eyes seem…

I visited my son’s grave today. I really am at a loss when I go there. There are thousands of Jews who will pray at the grave of a righteous person. The ones who do it incorrectly think they are praying to the deceased person, asking him to do this or that for the living person….

Ten years ago my son passed away. I tried to do something to commemorate it today.