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Monday, September 28, 2009
Dear Friends,

Baruch Dayan Emes (Blessed is the True Judge),

Our cherished one, beloved spark of joy and transformation, Simcha Esther bas Chaya Pesha, mother, daughter, sister, wife, granddaughter of Aharon the High Priest, has returned her pure soul to her Maker, clean and brightened by the power of Yom Kippur as this Day of Judgement turned toward evening.

May her remembrance be a blessing and a continued inspiration in our lives and the lives of her children, may her soul rise to the upper Eden and may she be bound in the bonds of eternal life.

As of now, the levaya will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12 pm at

The Jewish Memorial Chapel
841 Allwood Raod, Clifton, NJ
973 779 3048

Shiva will be at:
86 Elmwood Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055

Mincha/Maariv 6:25 pm
Shacharis 7:00 AM


With gratitude,

Yoni
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Erev Yom Kippur, 5770

Dear Friends,

B"H Simcha Esther is still with us - displaying her usual tremendous tenacity. IY"H she will experience the highest light that Yom Kippur contains. To the outer eye, she has been mostly semi-conscious the last few days at the hospice and has been beyond eating or drinking for many days. However, astonishingly, today she briefly "woke up" and was laughing and joking for a few minutes with visitors. (I arrived a few minutes later, but missed it all.)

I know she hears and is aware of everything being said around her, and  - on a higher plane - is certainly aware of all that you are doing for her, the tehillim, tefilos, kabbalos, and mitzvos. Thank you.

May you all be blessed with slicha, mechila and kappara (forgiveness, full-circle restoration and renewed cleansing) and come through Yom Kippur with great dveykus (attachment to God) and the clarity the Day contains: Ain Od Milvado, Hashem Hu haElokim! (There is nothing but God alone).

Thank yous are too numerous to complete but deep thanks to Rachel R. for her immense and steadfast support and always being a bridge over troubled waters (the Passaic river perhaps...), to Atara W. for her insight and devotion, to the dynamic duo for meals delivered from Teaneck, to Malka L. for going above and beyond, to my cousin Hersh B. for chizuk, the girls in Deal for their Amen and brachos party (I think about 4500 "amens" girls! count 'em...). to Michal F. for perseverance, to Debbie R. for great patience, to Libby L. and family for treking over and playdates and to Shelley G. who surprised us with a reunion for Batsheva and her long lost best friend Zoe!

Good Yom Tov,

with Brachos,

Yoni.

PS - Please remember to reserve your tickets for the Premier and let your friends know about it any way you can.

Click here for details:  http://timeofmylife.us/film.asp
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:02 AM, CDT

More thank yous!!

(Sorry didn't get this in yesterday!)

A HUGE HUGE thank you to our neighbor Bella L. who brought us yummy salads and made all the simanim for us for Rosh Hashana night and has been taking care of so many things for us. Bella your support (and great cooking!), your unassuming way and the good cheer you generate with your whole family have bli ayin hara been a source of strength for us. May you be blessed.

Deep thanks to the very talented and giving Adina R. who has created Simcha Esther's beautiful website ( www.timeofmylife.us  we are transferring this blog and guestbook etc. over there, will inform you all when we are ready to cut over.)

Many thanks to our neighbors the Ansbachers who check in on us frequently  - despite the happy disruption in their lives due to new baby girl. (Mazal Tov!)

Thanks to neigbor Marilyn K. for arranging shofar blowing in the hospital!

Thanks to hanhala and moros at Bnos Bracha in Passaic for care and surveillance of my daughters and youngest son and for hospital visits and helping kids transition to new environment!

Thanks to Ruchama and Yisroel F. for hospital visits, wisdom, humor and ongoing chizuk.

To Tzvi F. for shuttle service,

To Alisa, Sara and Stacey for volunteering to help promote the film. Yay! Go Team Simcha!

To my old buddy Hillel Levin for posting re: the premiere. (We made that correction by the way - well spotted.)

Everyone please keep it up.

Here's the link for ease of copying into emails, facebook etc:

http://timeofmylife.us/film.asp

To Yaffa and Lisa for your heartfelt emails re: what Simcha Esther means to them in their lives.

Anyone else who wishes to email me directly about this or anything else can do so at: yonatron@yahoo.com

Blessings,

Yoni
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