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Gratitude

This book is the work of many. Without each and every one of these people, this book would not be in your hands today. I would like to mention all of you by your name and contribution.

First, I thank my youngest son, Yaniv, who recorded my original Lev Moments videos diligently for an entire year at the age of eleven in 2014. Not every child would assist his mother every Saturday night, but he did. He recorded the videos using a cell phone and then uploaded them to Facebook. I am so grateful. My heart and endless love go to you, Son.

To my daughter Hadas, who patiently read and provided wisdom and brilliant suggestions for every single word, concept, and theme—you provided guidance and priceless wisdom that I will forever treasure in my heart. I love you.

To my husband, Bob, and my son Matan for reading the manuscript more than once and providing insightful observations and grammatical changes as well as patiently looking up sources—I am forever thankful. I love you both.

My heartfelt and sincere gratitude and thanks are also due to my editor, Jennifer McGrath, for her patience in leading me through the process of how to put together a book worth reading, for her keen eye and attention to every single detail, word choice, and extra space throughout this book. You have taught me much. I am blessed our paths crossed, and I cannot thank you enough.

To my dear friend Lisa Berkley, thank you for believing in me when I was unable to envision what could be. Thank you for helping me design my Facebook page which one day became this book.

To my brother-in-law Michael Horenstein, of EZWriter Documentation Services, whose detailed proofreading of the completed manuscript was nothing shy of genius. Thank you so very much!

To Rabbi Stampfer, I extend to you a special heart-felt thank you for our bi-weekly meetings, for advising me along the way, for providing resources so that this book could see the light of day, and for being my constant inspiration of what a rabbi is. I am humbled to call you my rabbi.

To Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, Mel Berwin, Allison Fowler, Dale Foster, Sharon Erez, Shirona Lurie, Barbara Slader, and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin for taking time out of your precious and busy schedule to read part or all of my work and encouraging me to keep on going—you all provided insightful suggestions that helped make this book as strong as it is. I am deeply grateful.

To Yael Dassa for spending valuable hours combing through all the Hebrew and the transliteration to make sure all were correctly written and doing so with proficiency and willingness—I thank you and I cherish your kindness!

To Keith Berne who sat by me to help find citation and bibliography information for different midrashim—thank you for being a dedicated friend.

To Rabbi Motti Wilhelm, Chabad Lubavitch of Oregon, who verified citations for different Talmudic sources—thank you so much for your dedication and time!

And my daily gratitude and thanks to God who works this universe with wonder.

“Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu, melech haolam, she’hecheyanu, v’ki-y’manu, v’higi-anu lazman ha-zeh.”“Blessed are You, HaShem our God, King of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season”(The Complete Artscroll Siddur, pp. 230–231).