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Counting…
Mother Goose is “counting” her eggs, and while we don’t know if she’s actually “counting”, regardless, we look at it and smile. There’s something about that image that portrays a feeling of care, maybe because counting is an act of … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, Uncategorized
Tagged journey, sfirat haomer, Torah
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Four Shorts and a Fifth for Passover
(1) The Passover Haggada is a big on “four”: four cups, four questions, four sons. And yet, each one of these fours, has a hidden, less obvious fifth. The most obvious one is that there is a fifth cup on … Continue reading
Posted in four sons, life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged four sons, haggada, pesach, quetions
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Holy Trash
The whole idea of “sacrifices”… I can make sense of it etymologically, finding some meaning in the fact that “korban” (sacrifice) comes from k.r.v., “coming close”, and I do believe that the two are related; that becoming “close” can be … Continue reading
These Days of Purim: 3 shorts on a holiday that doesn’t make much sense
There is a word missing from Esther 5:1. It says, “and Esther wore royalties’ – ותלבש אסתר מלכות. Shouldn’t it have said, that she wore royal garments? But rather, she wore royalty itself. According to the Malbim (European commentator of … Continue reading
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Tagged esther, giving gifts, haman, megilah reading, mishloach manot, purim, פורים purim
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To Remember & Forget
I step out of my neighbor’s house and something about the evening air, angle of dim streetlights, and the general silence around, reminds me of the last time I was on the same stone steps. Back then, this past fall, … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged forgetfulness, memory, shabbat, Torah, zachor
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Moses’ Ikea Tablets
In our “Lessons in Leadership” class, I ask my students: Was it ok for Moses to break the Tablets? At first they are shocked that I would even ask such a question. The incident of the Golden Calf is often … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged exodus, golden calf, Ikea, Moses, relationship, Sinai, tablets, Torah, torah portions
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My Mom: 10 year later, I wonder
When my mom was my age, I took my backpack and went on a year long trip around the world from which I’m still trying to figure out how to get back… what was she thinking? Travel – in that … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, סיפורים קצרים
Tagged children adn parents, my mom, remembering, yahrzeit
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what about receiving?
We had to stop short our learning in 1st grade this afternoon so they can get to PE on time. At first they were so, so disappointed, then they realized something and started to jump with joy: “Tomorrow we’re getting … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged exodus, flow, love, Sinai, Torah
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The Granddaughter of Doctor Doolittle
I am a granddaughter of a vet, so in our family, it was always very clear: animals live outside, people live inside. My childhood memories have lots of cats, mitzi and kfitzi and the like, all running through the streets … Continue reading
The Liberation of Auschwitz – 71 years later
In honor of the 71st anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz tomorrow, January 27, I’ve asked – and am honored – to share this amazing story: Shabbat B’shalach and the Liberation of Auschwitz by Patrick Pinchas Feigelson Having lived a … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, סיפורים קצרים
Tagged holocaust, liberation of auschwitz, sho'ah, survival
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