Generally, we consider winter to be the ‘dark season’. This year with the war between Hamas and Israel, I consider things to be really dark.
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Mollie Abraham (A”H)
Most of you who know me recognize that I am an adherent as watch me do and make the world better one step at a time. (The rule is to take one step forward all the time, even though you won’t finish it today. That’s Tikun Olam.)
חיים (Chayim)
חיים
You have to love language. Not because we speak it. (After all, most of us simply speak it badly.)
Justice
ברוך דין האמת. Baruch Dayan HaEmet. One of the (many) peculiarities in Judaism is our tradition about death and mourning. The statement at the head of the paragraph is what we say upon hearing of a death; Blessed is the one true Judge. Yes, in the middle of the trauma of death, we are blessing the Supreme Being.
LXVIII
I was wondering what I would post today. Should I tell you about my friends? Or my close relatives? Or my children and grandchildren?
Sunday is Good Deeds Day
It’s this Sunday again.
“What?”, you ask? Good Deeds Sunday.
This special day had its beginnings in Israel, back in 2007, and migrated to the USA about 5 years later. And, if you’ve paid attention, you’ll notice that this event happens in March or April of every year.
Keep on Truckin’
This week, we Jewish folks, read the portion of the Tora called “Shlach” (“Send”). An amazing story about sending 12 spies; leaders from each of the 12 tribes to discern the beauty and capabilities of “the Promised Land”, the Land of Israel.
Another one?
Yup. Another holiday. Yes, I know it’s tax season. It’s why I’ve been pushing my clients to get me their stuff early. Because tonight begins the 7th day of Pesach. (You do recall that we Jews start our days in the evening. Because Hashem stated it was evening, it was morning- one day. It’s why Christians follow the evening concept for the birth of Jesus- because he was Jewish and that’s how it worked for him.)
Happiness is…
What is happy? Well, when I am with my kids, you can bet that I know exactly why that is. But, when they leave (or I leave their abodes), does that mean I’m not happy?
Change. It comes in fits and starts to society.
This may annoy a whole bunch of you. But, that’s too bad. Because Tom Hayden and 58 other folks made a bold statement 54 years ago. And, while it was changed two years later (when it became far more widely distributed), the direction and observations have tremendous relevance today. Which is the biggest problem with the Port Huron Statement. It should no longer be relevant.
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