When I first met Jodi, I was floored by how normal she looks. After reading about all her colorful travels and experiences in With Help from Above, I’m not sure what I was expecting her to look like! But the truth is, I think it’s her normalcy and level-headedness that helped shape her experiences and turn them into real stepping stones for personal growth.
Jodi’s approach to life is—when the going gets tough, you can either fall apart, or you can grow. Why not choose the latter and become a better person? And that’s exactly what Jodi has done.
Reading about the difficulties Jodi and her family experienced upon their move to Eretz Yisrael, and about the various accidents and mishaps that befell them, I couldn’t believe how Jodi managed to get up each time she was struck down—and even stronger than before, too. When I mentioned this to her, she gave a little laugh and said, “You know, when people are inspired by my life, that helps me, too.”
I, for one, became inspired tremendously from her life by reading her book. There’s nothing like a real-life example to drive home the message of how we Jews are supposed to view the experiences that we go through…
The book is available here for special 50% discount until May 14th. Here’s an excerpt…
Judge to the Merit
The international community will never be the same following the terror that has been unleashed against the world under the banner of Islamic Jihad. Our family was living in Eretz Yisrael when the Twin Towers that once graced the skyline of Manhattan were destroyed. That day in September shattered America’s sense of optimism and invincibility. That same day has also become a day of personal loss to our family; it was the day that our son lost his unparalleled enthusiasm for learning.
At the time when the two planes were crashing into their targets, thousands of miles away, in a beis medrash in Ashdod, our oldest son, Chaim, was diligently plowing through pages of the Gemara on his own. Read more…
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