Category Archives: memories

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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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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MY DAD, the veteran

Posted on November 13, 2011 by rabbisteinman

This past Friday night we went to services to mark MY MOM’s English yahrtzeit (I will be marking the Hebrew date. More on that another time). One of the surprises of the service, besides the amazing experience of walking out of … Continue reading →

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One excruciating year

Posted on November 11, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Tomorrow marks one year since MY MOM died (obviously I wasn’t going to post about it on Shabbat). It has been the most excruciating year for MY DAD and THE DIVA, too. This afternoon we unveiled the headstone of my … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I found these poems online and find them to be an appropriate marker of Veteran’s Day. Alden Solovy Veterans Day Prayer G-d of compassion, G-d of dignity and strength, Watch over the veterans of the United States In recognition of … Continue reading →

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The night of broken glass remembered

Posted on November 9, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Today is the commemoration of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. It was November 9, 1938 in Nazi Germany and parts of Austria that synagogues, homes and businesses owned by Jews, and people were brutally destroyed. Though Kristallnacht was 73 … Continue reading →

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