by Dr. Nava Miller, as told to Elaine Berkowitz

Living in Houston, we have experienced hurricanes before, but this time, since we were directly in the path of the storm, it was a little bit of a wild ride. We knew it would hit on Friday night, and because we are a little far from the shul, we had a minyan in our house for those who live near us.

Everyone was safely at home when Ike hit, late Friday night. There was a lot of lightening, and the force of the wind was so strong that it drove water into the