Heather Benjamin

2 weeks ago | jewishlink.news | Heather Benjamin

On a Friday afternoon in March, just before sunset, a small flame was kindled that warmed not only our Shabbos table, but our hearts as well. Our granddaughter, Riley, celebrated her first licht bentching—lighting her own Shabbos candle on the occasion of her third birthday. This is a beloved Chabad custom that marks a milestone in a young Jewish girl’s life, when she joins generations of Jewish women in ushering in the peace and kedusha of Shabbos with light.

2 months ago | jcp.bmj.com | Lauren O’Loughlin |Heather Benjamin |Deepa Rangachari |Cristiana M Pineda

Handling editor Vikram Deshpande. Contributors CP: Conceptualisation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Visualisation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing. PAV: Conceptualisation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing. DBC: Conceptualisation, Funding acquisition, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing. ZG: Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing.