Rochel Kaplan

Apply for a Blog

Apr 23, 2020, 7:13 PM

In solidarity with women

Coronavirus has changed our life to upside down. In many ways it has brought out the best in people and a new world of possibility, a new perception. Relationships take center stage in this global pandemic, in every sector of...

Mar 13, 2020, 8:55 AM

The Whole World: Pan-demic

It is difficult to wrap one's head around Coronavirus effecting our entire civilization. The whole reality seems to be contadictory. On the one hand we are all in the same boat. We all feel vulnerable, and together we seek solutions,...

Mar 10, 2020, 2:40 PM

Purim The Children Of course we dress our children in Purim costumes. That is a given. Who cannot love a kid costumed for Purim?! It is the childten who save the day. They make our Purim Moshiachdik. They lift us...

Jan 3, 2020, 7:16 AM

Children of G-d

In our day and age, in the '50s and '60s growing up in Brooklyn, NY, mothers could sometimes be heard saying, "I'm going to wash that mouth out with soap." It was not a free for all. We were...

May 3, 2019, 9:25 PM

Biblical Readiness

Time and again we are confronted with anti-Semitism, unwarranted hatred and evil; Mumbai, Pittsburgh, Poway and many other tragic hits. Am Yisroel Chai. We are one. We are here to stay. We will not buckle nor succumb. Almighty G-d does not...

Feb 27, 2019, 4:06 PM

What is the point?

Anti-Semitic acts are taking place around the world, and within the USA and we continue to publish and publicize, these hate crimes and acts of terror, which are reminiscent of Nazism. Is this a starting point? What is the best...

Nov 19, 2014, 11:54 PM

Father, in front of the Holy Ark, we stand together as one

Analogous to the mourners, but in no way comparable to the pain and loss felt by mourners of the Har Nof terrorist attack and massacre, I feel a need to express my pent-up emotions. Four Jewish Holy Souls were taken...

Load more

About Me

Rochel Kaplan is a communal leader. She is involved in Jewish outreach in the Maryland region, promoting adult Jewish education based on Torah teachings and Chassidic philosophy, as a guide for Jewish life.

Contact Me