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About rabbisteinman

I am a rabbi living in North America. I was ordained from HUC-JIR. This is my blog.

The piñata effect

Posted on November 29, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Benjamin Franklin said, “in this life nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This post is dedicated to you, reader, because I know that there is no way to be immune from death. Ben Franklin said … Continue reading →

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One of those days

Posted on November 28, 2011 by rabbisteinman

With zero time in it for blogging. So today’s post is about how I don’t have time to write one. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.    

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A new month begins, an anniversary looms

Posted on November 27, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Today was the first day of Kislev (MY GRANDMA’s yahrzeit). While the marketing blitz that is the holiday season begins after last week’s holiday in preparation for Christman, Chanukah and even Kwanzaa, there is another occasion looming large this week. … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I hope that you have a happy, meaningful and delicious Thanksgiving. There are so many things to be grateful for this year. To name a few, I am grateful for MY DAD, THE DIVA, my family and friends, the opportunity … Continue reading →

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God bless the USA

Posted on November 23, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I am so glad to live in this country. As you might remember, I spent three years living abroad (that is an exotic way of saying that I lived in Canada). While there were many great things about Canada (good … Continue reading →

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Traveling woes

Posted on November 22, 2011 by rabbisteinman

There are few things worse than traveling this week. I am so excited to get to spend time with MY DAD, THE DIVA, my cousins, aunts and uncles (minus AS, DP, NJ, and EJ-S (who will be sorely missed)). I … Continue reading →

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Thank you, technology

Posted on November 21, 2011 by rabbisteinman

There are a lot of people who complain about technology, I am not one of them. One of the many reasons I love it is because of the ability to communicate across the miles and be in touch in convenient, … Continue reading →

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Book boy

Posted on November 17, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Do you like to read? I do. I come by it honestly, MY DAD loves to read. I was at home last weekend and MY DAD started a little project. He decided to collect all of the books he had … Continue reading →

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Hi!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by rabbisteinman

The prompt for today from NaBloPoMO is too intense. I am just writing to say hi. I hope that I didn’t upset anyone with my somewhat aggressive rant. I None of you clearly take my ranting too seriously, or maybe … Continue reading →

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Give away!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by rabbisteinman

That’s right I am giving something away. If you comment on yesterday’s blog (or even read it – it is fascinating that I got fewer blog hits than every before yesterday. Was it because the subject was money?), you will … Continue reading →

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