Baby is Born

ByLev Seltzer September 28, 1999June 26, 2014

Baby is born. Weighs 4.2kg/9.25 lbs. Due to a traumatic birth (3.5 hours of pushing) the baby is not breathing on its own and is immediately brought to the ICU (intensive care unit) and put on a respirator.

Yitzchak Meir Seltzer

First Cuddle

ByLev Seltzer October 12, 1999June 26, 2014

Yitzchak Meir is still breathing on his own, but with extra oxygen. The doctors still call his condition a “coma”, but we were quite amazed by his behaviour today. Ella was able to pick up and cuddle Yitzchak Meir for the first time, ever. She also gave him a bath. Amazingly, he opened up his…

Yitzchak Meir Seltzer

First Yahrzeit of Yitzchak Meir Seltzer

ByLev Seltzer November 28, 2011October 29, 2021

On Shabbos, I commemorated the first anniversary of the death of my son Yitzchak Meir ben Lev Halevi. On Friday night I went to shul early – I had already davened mincha at 12:30pm, but wanted to be there when the 2nd mincha started (at 20 minutes before sunset) so that I could talk to…

Yitzchak Meir Seltzer

Yitzchak Meir’s 8th Yahrzeit

ByLev Seltzer November 8, 2018June 11, 2020

I visited my son’s grave today. I really am at a loss when I go there. There are thousands of Jews who will pray at the grave of a righteous person. The ones who do it incorrectly think they are praying to the deceased person, asking him to do this or that for the living person….

Yitzchak Meir Seltzer

Report From Shaare Tzedek

ByLev Seltzer October 5, 1999November 13, 2023

Yitzchak Meir went to Shaare Tzedek hospital for EEG and CT scans. Doctors are not pleased with the results. We attempted to check him in, but balked when we heard that insurance would not cover the admission.