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It is almost November and that means Thanksgiving is around the corner. My favorite holiday for many reasons: the concept of religious freedom, the story of immigrants arriving in a new land, the traditional American foods that we eat, plus the opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for. When my children were small […]
Several months ago my daughter sent me an e-mail in which she wrote that she thought I needed an “adventure.” What she meant was that she wished I would travel more, but there are all kinds of adventures. Like discovering a new restaurant while out on a stroll, or driving to a concert and along […]
When the boys were little, they used to drag chairs into their bedroom, grab sheets from the linen closet, flashlights from the drawers, and spend hours building forts. They loved creating something out of nothing and the only limitations were the size of their room and the breadth of their imagination. Each time they did […]
In Aaron Lansky‘s book, Outwitting History, he relates that in the Conservative synagogue he attended as a young boy, the front rows of the shul were filled with ” American-born professionals” who created an atmosphere that become more decorous each year. On the other hand, the back of the shul was filled with Eastern European […]
