Showing posts with label Judaism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judaism. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Aliyahniversary

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It was an interesting feeling seeing all of the social media posts earlier this week from friends that we made five years ago when my wi...
Saturday, July 2, 2016

Kind Words

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Given the subject on which I wrote this past week , there was a bit of irony that played out tonight as I skimmed through the news. It ...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Firearms Friday: From Tel Aviv To California

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The news on Wednesday night was maddening and sad but, honestly, I can’t say that I was surprised. The reality of this world, especiall...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Looking Back On Independence Day

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There is one day more than any other throughout the year that I miss being in Israel and sharing in the joy that the people of the coun...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

It Is Part Of Our Past, Present, And Future

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Today was one of those holidays that I wish was unnecessary… it is a day that a hundred years ago was thought, for the most part, to be...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

The Last Words Of The Seder

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This was the first time we saw the Jaffe Gate in Jerusalem in June 2009.  The Passover holiday seems to have snuck up on me this year. ...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Purim Hangover

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Given all that has happened over the past month and the reminders that I feel every morning, the joy of Purim was a welcomed respite f...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Editing And Emailing

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A couple of weeks ago I was making the final round of edits to my new book when I decided to do a quick search of my previous titles to...
Monday, February 15, 2016

One Day Makes A Difference

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Even as I type these words and watch them appear on the screen I still can’t believe that it has already been a year since we met our s...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Binding The Blog(s)

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A couple of weeks ago I received an interesting email through my blog account (see the “Contact Me” tab on the right for my email addr...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

It’s Official, We’re Exotic Now!

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Maybe this is what we will put on the doors next year... One of the interesting things that we are finding in the new area where we hav...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Prayers, Candles, and Presents

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A couple of nights ago we started Hanukkah a little early. Over the last month we had bought a few too many toys for our son so we figu...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Questions And Prayers

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Yom Kippur , the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar, is also the most difficult for many of us. It is a time when we ask fo...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

A New Year, A New Perspective, A New Prayer

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I am both happy and sad to see this year come to a close and the next one begin. There have been some great times of celebration and a...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Embracing Gifts

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Today is a day that is especially significant for us not just as Jews but as new parents as well. Today we celebrate the giving of the ...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

Passover: Past, Present, And Future

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It is that time of year when the holidays converge. While Christians throughout the world celebrated Good Friday yesterday and will be ...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

What’s In A Name?

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One of the hardest if not the hardest decision that my wife and I have had to make was when we had to come up with a name for our son. ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Can You Smell The Hamentashen?

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I just realized earlier today as I was thinking about this post that I haven’t written about Purim for a few years. The last time I wr...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Fulfilling The Mitzvah

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Last night the snow and ice descended upon us covering everything in a frigid tapestry devoid of color. This was the landscape to which...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Tu B’Shevat: Celebrating New Life

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I’ve always found it interesting that during the darkest time of the year when the trees seem lifeless under a snowy and icy veneer th...