Ever get the sinking feeling that your efforts don’t really matter? Like you really can’t make a difference? When feelings of futility hit, we can now watch the Shloshim observance for Reb Meir Tzvi Schuster, of blessed memory, which … Continued
My name is Josh Epstein and I was the manager of the Heritage House for more than three years. The stories that I can tell from those years, in general – and about Rav Schuster in particular – could fill … Continued
I am what my husband, the “BT” (Ba’al Teshuvah – returnee to observant Judaism), calls a BTW (“Born That Way” – or, alternatively, a “Ba’alas Teshuvah Wannabe”). I first got to see Reb Meir in action when I worked at … Continued
You’ve seen those cartoons of men faced with crises of conscience who are pestered by little angels urging them to choose the good path. Of course, it doesn’t only happen in cartoons. Even in real life such things have been … Continued
The following story is told in various versions by people who have heard it directly from Reb Meir or from individuals who know him well. But the most detailed – and presumably accurate – account comes to us from Rabbi … Continued
Here’s my story. It was 1978 and I spent the first semester of my junior year of college in a study abroad program in Oxford, England. I decided to take the second semester off from school to travel about. Either … Continued
I worked closely with Rabbi Schuster for over twenty years and I can say with confidence that what one saw in public, one saw in private. If Reb Meir clapped his hands with intensity while davening Mincha at the Kosel, … Continued
When I arrived in Israel in 1979 it was to help my younger sister and her new husband get settled on a kibbutz. My uncle Jerry accompanied us. Uncle Jerry had become frum long before the “movement”. As kids, we … Continued
E’s Story: Three Times the Charm? As I walked away from the Kotel for the first time in June 1980, my sister, who had already been to Israel twice, noticed someone on his way toward us. My sister said he … Continued
This story may sound “typical” of Reb Meir but anyone who has read Rabbi Winston’s books or heard him speak will understand that this was not one of Reb Meir’s “typical” finds. What an amazing zechus (merit) for Reb Meir … Continued