Tag Archives: family

Count Your Marbles: Honor Jewish Time

Posted on September 26, 2014 by rabbisteinman

This is the sermon I delivered on Erev Rosh Hashanah 5775 at Temple Beth Hillel.

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Happy birthday, Mom

Posted on August 24, 2014 by rabbisteinman

Today would have been MY MOM’s 70th birthday. I am so grateful that MY SISTER and I had a professional photographer take these photos at her 65th birthday celebration. We knew they woudl be a treasure, we could never have … Continue reading →

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Red alert

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rabbisteinman

There is so much to say and so much being said about what is happening in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Two days ago I downloaded an app called “Red Alert” that lets you know (you can set the … Continue reading →

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The graduate

Posted on May 1, 2014 by rabbisteinman

Today begins an exciting weekend for my family. MY SISTER is graduating! She worked INCREDIBLY hard, going to school, completing clinical hours all while working full time.  MY SISTER will be (after the ceremony tonight I will say is) a marriage … Continue reading →

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Dreams do come true

Posted on May 30, 2013 by rabbisteinman

Fleetwood Mac is my favorite band. I always wanted to hear them in concert. Tuesday night I got to! MY DAD loves to repeat the following father/daughter interaction (I think I was a senior in high school): Me: Dad. I … Continue reading →

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Why all the red matters to me

Posted on March 29, 2013 by rabbisteinman

It has been quite a week. For me personally and our country as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in both the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. (You can read my report from DC here)  Oh yeah and it is … Continue reading →

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Having it all

Posted on March 8, 2013 by rabbisteinman

I wrote about having it all, here. Check it out! Thanks Busy Since Birth for the opportunity.

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A radical change

Posted on February 26, 2013 by rabbisteinman

A few weeks ago I wrote about having trouble reading. One of my awesome classmates and colleagues wisely suggested I get my eyes checked. Since I couldn’t exactly remember the last time I had my eyes checked this seemed like … Continue reading →

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Light one candle…

Posted on November 15, 2012 by rabbisteinman

1 Kislev, today on the Hebrew calendar, marks the 12th yartzeit (anniversary) of my GRANDMA’s death. Today I choose to remember my GRANDMA as the woman who could get down on one knee to pose for a picture in awesome … Continue reading →

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730 days…

Posted on November 12, 2012 by rabbisteinman

730 days ago MY MOM died. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her sometimes remembering times gone by, other times angry at her for dying (I didn’t say I was rational only human), often just missing … Continue reading →

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