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 If I had just one wish,

I’d close my eyes, then

I’d be in Jerusalem,

Once again.

Hey Rabbi Fitness,

My wife asked me if I want a Fitbit for my birthday present. What’s your take on wearables and all this high-tech fitness tracking?

 One day, a boy found a fuzzy caterpillar and put it in a cage as a new pet. Soon, he observed the fascinating metamorphosis as the caterpillar disappeared within a cocoon. He checked the crusty shell daily and eventually noticed a small opening. As he’d hoped, a butterfly was trying to emerge. The boy waited impatiently and feared it was stuck. He took a scissors and gently opened the hole so the creature could escape. Sure enough, the butterfly inched out with a large swollen body and small, misshapen wings. Sadly, those wings never grew properly and the malformed insect spent its last days haplessly crawling around the cage. The boy learned that wings only develop when butterflies mount a tenacious struggle to escape their cocoons. His misguided act of kindness led to the creature’s doom.

Recap: Mrs. Cantor redt a shidduch for Bayla, and Bayla doesn’t want to go through with it but he came for dinner. She told him she is going away for the summer so she can’t really start a relationship. Mrs. Cantor is upset at Bayla for doing this.

More than 600 communities across North America took part in the sixth annual TEAM Shabbos, an event that takes place every Parshas Vayechi.

Goodbye, America,

The America I knew;

Fortunate are we,

Privileged to have known you