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Rachmonis

Rachmonis (the Yiddish word for mercy and pity) I remember coming home from school many times and being very angry. Good thing my favorite person, Bubbe, was there to greet me. She always had a way…

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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 at the Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio.

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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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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 plane to another, the preacher lost one very important item.

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Meet Bat-El Gatterer, First Orthodox Jewish Female Olympian

Virtually meet Bat-El Gatterer, the first ever Orthodox Jewish Female Olympian in the history of the world and women's 2010 European featherweight champion.

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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…

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Belev Echad

Belev Echad (“One Heart” in Hebrew) is an organization that brings wounded Israeli…

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Steven Grabiner

Steven Grabiner finally made it to Israel. The savings bonds that he received at his Bar…

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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…

Angry with the GPS

I was not having a good day. I didn’t feel very well, and I woke up around 4:00 in the morning to get to work on time, but despite giving myself over a half hour extra to get to work I was over a…

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Gloria

During my mission’s trip I began a journalism project at the children’s orphanage in Mexicali Mexico, which is also referred to as the mission.

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Trying to Fit

I have been very lucky in that there is a lot of flexibility regarding what I can wear to work.

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Charity Should Make the Giver Sing

Charity should make the giver sing,Happy in the undertow of sharing.

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The Workman's Circle

When I was growing up in my Jewish world I would often hear about a Jewish organization called The Workmen's Circle. I thought that I'd share a little of the history of this fine Jewish organization:

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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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In Those Days

Many will claim his name.In those days.

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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. Mama was my heart. My bubbe, however, was a ten and a half! My bubbe never spoke English, only Russian and…

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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 grandmother, Bertha Nehampkin. She would have an influence on my life that would be far reaching. I recently…

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The Hiding Place

In November of 1972 my parents emigrated from Israel to the United States, several months prior to my birth in January of 1973. At the age of six my parents were involved in a fatal head-on…

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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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I'd Rather Love a Love Bug Than Die

I decided to book a last minute flight to Florida. I knew my Rabbi had hosted a Sukkot retreat in Florida for some years but I didn’t live in Florida and Florida was a long way to go. I really wanted…

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