B. Y. Lebovits

When my mind is moody

When my mind is moodyMy spirit so gloomy All I offer is a frownWhere leaves are brown Flowers are all driedEarth is going to be fried Water is murky pitch...

When my mind is moody

When my mind is moodyMy spirit so gloomy All I offer is a frownWhere leaves are brown Flowers are all driedEarth is going to be fried Water is murky pitch...

Flying to Orlando

I’m on the plane flying to Orlando one fine summer day back in ’04, when a tall Irish American Catholic man sits down next to me, a Chasid from New...

Flying to Orlando

I’m on the plane flying to Orlando one fine summer day back in ’04, when a tall Irish American Catholic man sits down next to me, a Chasid from New...

Letter to a friend

My dear friend, I'm happy to hear that you plan a visit to Eretz Yisrael for the summer, I wish you to have a great time. Can I ask you a...

Letter to a friend

My dear friend, I'm happy to hear that you plan a visit to Eretz Yisrael for the summer, I wish you to have a great time. Can I ask you a...

My window on the 4th floor

I’m standing next to the soda machine getting ready to buy a can of Fresca, and something in the corner of my eye struck me. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews walking...

My window on the 4th floor

I’m standing next to the soda machine getting ready to buy a can of Fresca, and something in the corner of my eye struck me. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews walking...

Living the Prophecy

Living the Prophecy

I grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, and attended the Spinka and then the Satmar cheder there. While in Satmar, I learned first-hand their unbelievable quest to do chesed, collect...

Living the Prophecy

I grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, and attended the Spinka and then the Satmar cheder there. While in Satmar, I learned first-hand their unbelievable quest to do chesed, collect...

Winter 2017 in Jerusalem

So far, this winter has been very moderate for me. Very few days with real cold air that might remind me of the NY winters. And snow... forget about snow,...

Winter 2017 in Jerusalem

So far, this winter has been very moderate for me. Very few days with real cold air that might remind me of the NY winters. And snow... forget about snow,...