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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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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…
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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 friendship, but we respected one another. Bobby had a terrific hands on…
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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…
Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld
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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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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 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…

Satan Popped the Watermelon

It was Friday and I was busy cleaning and getting ready for Sabbath as usual. I tossed out an empty bottle of water in the kitchen after crushing it to save space in the trash bag.
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Snails and Spinach

When Dona was a young girl she was supposed to cook some spinach for her father because he had high blood pressure and wanted to eat a healthy home cooked lunch instead of the food at work.
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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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The Request

In embarrassment and shame I slowly approached the throne of the Holy One. I keenly felt the poison from sting of guilt working its way through my mind at the thought of making my request known.…
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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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A Reason to Praise God

Why praise God? The same answer kept coming into my mind: praise God for the work that He has done, and is doing in your life. Our God is awesome and He has formed us for His glory, not for our own…
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Growing up with Mark

As I was growing up I couldn't remember when Mark wasn't a part of my life. We were in elementary school together, junior high, but we parted in high school. Mark was brilliant throughout school,…
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My Cousin the Medic

I knew my cousin the medic when I was a teenager. His American name was Lester, but his European name was Lazza.
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Rehearsing for the Jewish High Holy Days

Some years ago I sang as the tenor lay cantor in a Reform Jewish temple. My then voice teacher was the choir director, and there were five voices which made up the lay cantors. He loved the different…
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Barbara Gurien

Barbara Gurien was working as an ultrasound technologist when she went on a date with a Jewish man who believed in Y'shua as the Messiah. Barbara was shocked. She had never met a Jewish person who…
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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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Sidney Robboy

Robboy was born in Russia during the cruel anti-Semitic pogroms of the Czars. When Sidney was a young boy his family escaped from Russia by walking all night and hiding under barns during the day.…
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Fighting Battles Where They Are, Not Where They Aren't

Conflict, inner turmoil, mental and emotional pain, —we all experience it at one time or another in our lives. It's the price we pay for our humanity.
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My Rabbi

I really appreciate my Rabbi. I asked this man so many questions the mere fact he could tolerate it seemed to be a sign of a relationship with God in and of itself. One of the things I really…
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The Golden Retreiver

It was Sabbath and I was going to go on a walk with my mom after eating a wonderful lunch, but after going outside I decided the coat I had on was too warm. So I quickly returned to the house to get…
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