Mekonen - Journey of an African Jew

Road Rage

I was on my way to meet someone in a place I had never been before. The home I was going to was so new even the GPS I got a few years before couldn’t find it.

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The Lord is My Shepherd

I remember going on a Shabbat drive through the beautiful countryside somewhere in the middle of nowhere with family. It was great enjoying the nature and weather and going up and down those lush…

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Barbara Gurien

Barbara Gurien was working as an ultrasound technologist when she went on a date with a Jewish man who believed in Y'shua as the Messiah. Barbara was shocked. She had never met a Jewish person who…

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Keep on Loving

“How did you and Duane manage to have such a loving and close family?” Kathy asked following the funeral service for Doris’s husband.

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Donna Anthes is the director of nursing at Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital in Wildwood, Georgia. Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital encourages its patients to live their lives according to…

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East 105th Street

I grew up on East 105th Street, in Cleveland, Ohio. I went to Gracemont Elementary school. My mother would bring me a “snack” at recess because we lived just a block and a half from Gracemont. The…

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Dorchester

On February 3, 1943 a torpedo struck the S.S. Dorchester. Chaos reigned on board as the boat filled with water. Men rushed aroundin a panic. Many had run up from the hold without life jackets.…

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Angry with the GPS

I was not having a good day. I didn’t feel very well, and I woke up around 4:00 in the morning to get to work on time, but despite giving myself over a half hour extra to get to work I was over a…

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Trying to Fit

I have been very lucky in that there is a lot of flexibility regarding what I can wear to work.

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Except for That

Since I was a child I was always seemed to be the sickest child out of my siblings. I got sick on many occasions and have been found to have several chronic illnesses and foolishness, you know the…

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Joshua Sink

From as early as Joshua Sink could remember he had a passion for flying. While children typically change occupational dreams a dozen times, Josh was settled from the moment he could walk that one day…

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The Overcomer

During the time that I spent with the children at the orphanage in Mexicali Mexico I was finishing my journalism project when I meet a very interesting man by the name of Valdez, his life was truly a…

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Butchered Trees and Slaughtered Lives

In front of our house are three trees. One was on the left side, one on the right, and one in the middle. I'm not sure what type they all are as they simply came with the house; but every Spring if…

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The Bar Mitzvah Boys

Bobby and I were friends for as long as I can remember. We not only had a bond of close friendship, but we respected one another. Bobby had a terrific hands on knowledge of many things that eluded…

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Rabbi Joe Kagan

Rabbi Joe Kagan had a beautiful tenor voice. At age 13 he sang at Carnegie Hall. He was very educated and became a rabbi. In addition to his career as a rabbi he was a researcher for Ronald Reagan…

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Mekonen - Journey of an African Jew

Road Rage

The Lord is My Shepherd

Barbara Gurien

Keep on Loving

Donna Anthes

East 105th Street

Dorchester

Angry with the GPS

Trying to Fit

Except for That

Joshua Sink

The Overcomer

Butchered Trees and Slaughtered Lives

The Bar Mitzvah Boys

Rabbi Joe Kagan

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