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Friday evening was the beginning of Passover, when the “mighty hand of Adonai” freed the Israelites from Egypt and sent them to wandering — in the desert. It is a story well worth remembering. It begins when the Israelites were held in bondage in Egypt. The Hebrew word for Egypt is mitzrayim, which literally means a “narrow place.” The Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, starts fretting … Continue reading Passover
I’ve been searching for a story that might come to us as antidote to the selfishness and self-absorption that feels so widespread today. Then quite by accident I came upon this wonderful story told by Rabbi Paysach Krohn about an unforgettable speech given by a grateful father at a fundraising event at the school (for the disabled) run by the rabbi. It appears in his … Continue reading Perfection at the Plate
“You peer into my life to find a lingering past, but I tell you it was sunken thousand fathoms deep and weighted down with my dead self. You look into my breast to find that old, old open wound, but I tell you I seared it with my hot tears and only the cicatrix is there. You look into my eyes to read that oft-told … Continue reading Pushing Through
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer Our perceptions are as consequential to us as our ability to think, breathe and feel. They have the power to dictate: how we see the world, how we treat other people, how we feel about ourselves. Our perceptions have the power to lift us … Continue reading It Matters How We See Things
I was on the lookout for a holiday thought big enough, sweet enough and yet real enough to speak to this strangely difficult time. I’ve been bristling inside since the latest version of the coronavirus reared its microscopic little head. It seems like this bugger has a mind of its own and is bound and determined to keep us off balance for another holiday season. … Continue reading God Bless the Cheery People (with Kevin)