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Living the Mitzvah

When my wife and I moved to North Carolina from Florida, we gave up a good support system.

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Magnus - Israel's Search and Rescue Expert

This video will introduce you to Yechiel “Hilik” Magnus, Israel’s top search and rescue expert who has spent the last 25+ years involved in thousands of…

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Belev Echad

Belev Echad (“One Heart” in Hebrew) is an organization that brings wounded Israeli Defense Force soldiers together with victims from terrorist attacks in New…

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Steven Grabiner

Steven Grabiner finally made it to Israel. The savings bonds that he received at his Bar Mitzvah had come to maturity and provided the fare to Israel. After a…

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Miracle in North Miami

I often hear people ask where the modern day miracles are. 

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Getting Annoyed with God

I was working on an important task on the computer that I needed to complete and then the electricity went out.

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Joshua Sink

From as early as Joshua Sink could remember he had a passion for flying. While children…

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Bubbe’s Zalts

Bubbe’s Zalts (Yiddish for the word salt) On a scale of one to ten, my mother was a ten.…

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Keep on Loving

“How did you and Duane manage to have such a loving and close family?” Kathy asked…

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Billy Joel - Q&A: Your German Jewish Origins

Billy Joel has been open about his German Jewish roots, and even hosted a Q&A session at…

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Louie, Louie!

I loved going to my aunt Lilly’s house when I was kid to play with my cousin Al. I also…

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Bubbe Brocha

One of the greatest women to have ever come into my life as I was growing up was my great…

Lovers & Fools

The elderly couple enters the town dance,And quietly seek a table near the back.He removes her wrap and seats her first,Then hangs tattered coats upon the rack.

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Conquering the Monster of Fear

Years ago the picture on the front of a church bulletin depicted a lovely bird perched on the bough of a tree.

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The Largeness of Love

I’ll try to define - One small word, LoveDoes fill all the earth - And heavens above

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Every Friday Night I Bless My Children

Every Friday night I bless my children.I put my hands upon their inclined headsAnd say the words my father said to me:"May God shine His countenance on you."

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T'shuvah

T'shuvah is the Hebrew word, for lack of a better term, meaning return. The Jewish writer Erich Fromm, who was also a practicing psychoanalyst, uses the word t'shuvah in his book, "The Heart of man,…

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Wheelchair Rockstar

She's an Israeli dancer, lawyer & activist.

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False Assurance

It was rainy weather for days but since the rain itself wasn’t very heavy I felt I could stay comfortable with just my umbrella, even if I didn’t bring a raincoat.

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Shabbat Poem

O' people, dear peoplethe Sabbath day has comeand we are gathered as a familywith the setting of the sun.

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A Soldier's Gift: An Amazing True Story

Our acts of kindness create ripple effects that impact the world in ways that we could never imagine.

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Bad Egg

When I was little I really loved living things in general and liked to keep them as pets. I had pet spiders, caterpillars, potato bugs, ants, and the list goes on. They were not your traditional pets…

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The Challenge

Sometimes we are a group of lemmings looking for a cliff.Sometimes we are believers with our lifelines adrift.Instead of whispering hope we should be screaming salvation.Instead of selling God's…

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New Beginnings

“Why don’t you like me?” questioned Lois’s house guest.

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