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111011 – Jews Are From Jupiter

I entered Yom Kippur this year in an emotional state of despair. It was not so much that in two weeks I am going to have my right foot amputated, I have reconciled myself with that, it was the overwhelming … Continue reading

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To Rejoice or Not To Rejoice

It’s been a week since the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s assassination and the world is still talking up a storm over his demise. Some deny his death without “proof,” others are still jumping for joy and believe that a … Continue reading

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It’s About Time

It started out like most Tuesdays. Get up, Daven, check my blood sugars, and administer the proper amount of insulin to take care of the carbohydrates that I will consume at breakfast and then off to the hospital for my … Continue reading

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To Give Thanks

When I owned a restaurant in Jerusalem in the 80’s, we did a big Thanksgiving business with transplanted Americans, as well as young American men and women studying in Israel. While a great many of them were orthodox and not … Continue reading

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Kristallnacht – The Night Of Broken Glass

Kristallnacht – The Night of Broken Glass YitGadal V’YiKadash Sh’mei Rabbah – May His great Name grow exalted and distinguished. Today, November 9th, 2010 marks the 72nd anniversary of the beginning of the Holocaust. Though the camps had not yet … Continue reading

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LIFE AND DEATH

LIFE AND DEATH There is a custom to recite a series of prayers on one’s deathbed prior to one’s demise. If one cannot do so themselves, it is usually done for them by their family and/or Rabbi. When my wife … Continue reading

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