Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. … Here’s some food thought. Literally. As you may know, the East Coast was hit with a huge winter like storm last week. Thousands of people inNew Jerseyare still without power. But I wanted to share a very “powerful” story. It’s about a Chassidic Jew by the name of […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to tell you about an incredible person who passed away last week. A great Rabbi, a great human being and an incredible role model. Rabbi Nason Tzvi Finkel of Jerusalem was born and bred in Chicago. He attended Ida Crown Jewish Academy and was a typical […]
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Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … A friend of mine told me an amazing story. He was part of a group of American Jews visiting the formerSoviet Union. One of the places they visited was a summer camp for Russian Jewish teenagers. To no fault of their own, these kids are totally […]
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Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … I wanted to share an amazing experience with you. We just returned from visiting our nephew Yehudah (and niece Shaindel) inOttawa. As you may remember, Yehudah suffered serious spinal injury in a car accident. We last saw him in the summer of 2010, shortly after the […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to tell you about an amazing letter. It was written by a woman I knew well, Sherry Dimarsky. Why am I sharing it now? Because today is the anniversary of her passing, her yartzait. And I hope it will inspire you. … Sherry was one […]
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. The Super Bowl is behind us! And pretty soon the game will be forgotten. But there are some people really hoping that something will be remembered. Advertisers! The people who spent 3.5 million dollars for 30 seconds. That’s around $117,000 per second! As one expert put it? “It’s […]
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Before I get to Purim? Nobel Prizes were awarded at the end of 2011. And, as usual, the question was raised. How many Jews? The answer? Five out of thirteen! And as usual, another question was raised. What percentage of the world’s population is Jewish? The answer? […]
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Some things are so unlikely to be a topic for a Torah Minute. And getting a haircut it right up there! But last week’s visit to the barber was different. As I was having my haircut? A fellow walks in and takes a seat. I said good […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … I recently had one of those “remember the miracle of Israel” moments. And I wanted to share it with you. Friends of mine went toIsraelfor a very special event. Their son Yaakov was being inducted into the Israeli Army. They told me how proud they were. And how moving […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, “Toulous, France”. There is probably no Jew in the world that doesn’t recognize it. And we all share the pain of the French Jewish community. We can’t imagine how Chava Sandler can go on with life. How she can survive the murder of her husband and two sons, ages 3 and 6. And we […]