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A Lawsuit with God

One of the most beautifully haunting pieces of cantorial music I have ever sung was called A lawsuit with God. An old pious Jew by the name of Berdeshever stands at the Western Wall and begins by…

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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…

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Great Bad Timing

I was rushing to go to work since I started driving later than I would have liked, but I knew I had to stop to get some gas eventually.

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Bolster Your Memory

One special evening many years ago a small group of family members began sharing memorized passages from their school days.

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And They Lived Happily...

Author Richard Paul Evans has written many novels that carry the theme “and they lived happily ever after”.

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Havdalah

I’ve written in a previous article about Reuben Caplin (Ruby), my voice teacher and choral conductor at the reform temple that I sang at many years ago; well here’s another Ruby story.

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The Bar Mitzvah Boys

Bobby and I were friends for as long as I can remember. We not only had a bond of close…

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Rachmonis

Rachmonis (the Yiddish word for mercy and pity) I remember coming home from school many…

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Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld

Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld came into my life in the early 1960’s. He was then the senior rabbi…

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In Passing Hellos

That’s all we can afford to give.We've been made to feel afraid of each other.They tell…

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In Those Days

Many will claim his name.In those days.

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The Power of the Book

A few years ago, in the confusion of transferring multiple pieces of luggage from one…

God’s Care

Most of the time I prefer to write humorous, light hearted things. This time I want to write something more serious. Not somber, but hopefully uplifting. Some years ago I came upon a short paragraph…

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The Missing Yarmulke

Do not be afraid to stand for what you believe in. Never compromise your beliefs.

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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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Uncle Louie's Santa Clause

Uncle Louie was loved by his nephews and nieces, by his friends, and everybody that knew him. He worked at different jobs at different parts of his life as I was growing up.

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In Passing Hellos

That’s all we can afford to give.We've been made to feel afraid of each other.They tell us each day.be careful and keep away .Not to touch one another.

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My Mother's Honor

I awoke late the morning that I write this, perhaps delayed by a vivid dream.

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The Overcomer

During the time that I spent with the children at the orphanage in Mexicali Mexico I was finishing my journalism project when I meet a very interesting man by the name of Valdez, his life was truly a…

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Escape From Iran

A story of one Jewish man's escape from Iran.

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One Moment Please

Is it convenient to know when you will die?To have the extra moments to say good-bye?Maybe to visit some friends who really care?Time to give a loved one something to share?

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Ctrl + Z

One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts is Ctrl + Z. It instantly deletes the last action you took. Put a wrong word in, hit Ctrl + Z, it’s gone…just like it never happened.

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Sophie Stillman

Most American college graduates choose to start families, launch careers, and settle down into “adulthood.” University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduate Sophie Stillman chose a unique path with her…

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The Mitzvah

It was one of those mornings when the multitude of chores was overwhelming. There were several things that I had to do, and one of them was folding clothes; I needed help. I asked my oldest daughter…

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