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A speech to remember

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So, I told you that I attended my son’s graduation from the University of Michigan. (Of course, I did. Wild horses, a hurricane, or even a tornado would not have kept me from it.) And, I had the opportunity to hear one of the best graduation speeches ever. (I’m not inexperienced in this matter; a rough count is that I have heard- nay, endured- some 45 or so of these colloquys.)

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Shvuot- the Feast of Weeks.

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We’ve been counting since the Pesach (Passover) Seder.   50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits), we were waiting by Mount Sinai (sorry- NOT in the “Sinai Peninsula”, more likely in Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano), to receive the 10 Commandments. Where the words were seen- yes, seen. I admit, until I saw the effects of a rocket plant explosion in Henderson, Nevada, I had no idea you really could see “sound”.  Not surprising that those in attendance were totally awed…

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Lee Adrian… (Hartley A. Schwartzberg, DO)

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Yes, I’m breaking into my queue.  Something I don’t do very often.

This past Sunday, while I was celebrating with my son (and my family) his graduation from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), my cousin, Hartley (Lee) Adrian Schwartzberg, died.  I hadn’t seen him- or his family- in a while (he livesd in Florida).  I have tried to keep in touch, though.  (Facebook is NOT as good as being there, nor is eMail.)   And, I’ve thought of him and his brother, my other close cousin, often.

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Hurry up…It’s time!

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It’s that time of year.  Spring cleaning.  Many of you may not know how old this tradition really is.   It started out some 3000 years ago- when it was a commandment to remove all the chametz from one’s life.  Now, chametz literally means “leavened items”.   Because the holiday of Pesach (Passover), which celebrates the liberation of the Jews, also involved a commandment to destroy all the chametz in one’s possession.  One is not permitted to see any chametz in one’s domain for the entire holiday.

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