It is my father’s (Rabbi Israel Rubin’s) custom to print a booklet (a “Kuntres”) of his original Torah scholarship in honor of special occasions (one day may this booklets become a book!).
Being that he was unable to attend this … Read the rest
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Some thoughts about the wording on this historical 1928 dedication plaque in the entrance lobby of “Sunnyview (which very much lives up to its name!) Rehabilitation Hospital” in Schenectady NY:
I’ve been visiting my father (Rabbi Israel Rubin) who has … Read the rest
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Two Books on Books:
At night at bedtime I read “The Book of Gold” (by Bob Staake) to Rivka, our youngest. It’s a picture book about a boy named Isaac Gutenberg who has no interest in books (or anything like … Read the rest
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