My beloved mother, Chasia (Annette) Brody Ludwick is celebrating her 81st birthday this week, may Hashem bless her with long and happy days. This post is a special birthday present for her: Renowned Russian cantor Baruch Finklestein and the Men's Jewish Choir of Moscow singing "Mama'le." You don't have to understand Yiddish to appreciate this song - your heart will tell you what it means. Jewish children went to their deaths - pulled from their mother's arms in concentration camps - crying this song. This is a taste of old-time European Jewry that I hope you enjoy. By the way, every single day in the Jewish calendar is Mother's Day. Honoring our parents properly is one of the most difficult mitzvas in the Torah. Call your parents and tell them Shabbat Shalom - it takes so little to make them happy.
Here's a tip: Calling your inlaws once a week and wishing them a good Shabbos is one of the best shalom-bayit ploys there is. Do it, and you'll be glad you did.
