I debated posting this last Friday. But, then, I decided not to.
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This past Friday and Sunday
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Do you know what today is?
What a day. Rosh Chodesh Adar. That means Purim is in two weeks. It’s also Chinese New Year. And, it’s Lincoln’s Birthday- what used to be a holiday when I was a tyke. (Now we celebrate that bland ‘President’s Day’ on a Monday, soon. Thanks to Tricky Dick and the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971.)
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Did you know that today is a holiday?
OK. Certainly NOT in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Can you imagine folks who think it’s acceptable to don Blackface would consider honoring the 16th President of the United States? The one who made it possible to terminate the concept of a split in the country?)
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The 12th…
On days like today, I miss not living in New York. Because, back when I lived in metropolitan New York, we had two secular holidays in February- Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday. Our 16th and 1st Presidents.
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Fourscore and Seven Years Ago; Now- Seven Score and a Decade beyond
Who is wise? S/He who learns from everyone.
These words from the Talmud (Gmara) remind us that we are never the smartest person in the room. We always can learn from another. Today, I will share words of wisdom from two great people- Rabbi Avi Weiss and President Abraham Lincoln.
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