Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Sep 2012 /
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Hi – I hope you’re having a great day. … Here’s something I had to share with you! I saw a beautiful article about a seven year old Jewish Day School student. He was taught at a young age to make a bracha, a blessing, before eating or drinking. And when done properly? These blessings […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … I finally joined the 21st century! When I jog, I listen to Jewish dance music. And I’ve been using a cassette player strapped around my waist. (I assume you may know that there used to be a thing called cassette tapes!) It was pretty bulky and probably […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 23 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. This is a follow up to my last Torah Minute about the miracle of water. Thanks to the many readers who let me know that they “did it”. That they made the blessing before enjoying a drink of water and were inspired. (I was particularly enjoyed hearing from my […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 23 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. That you are keeping cool. And remembering to drink plenty of water. … Here’s something to think about when you have a simple glass of water. There’s a basic law of physics. The colder something is? The denser it becomes. And the heavier it is. So in a swimming […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you have had a great summer! … You may remember one of the disappointing moments in the recent Olympics. A member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team slipped and fell off the balance beam. And that cost them a gold medal. People wondered how a star athlete could mess up like that. And […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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I recently had an eye opening experience. Literally! One day at supper my wife noticed that our son Ari’s eyes were tightly closed. She immediately suspected that “it happened again.” That something got into his eye. He started rubbing it. And rubbing it. And now he has a scratched cornea. Which is very painful! … […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 29 Aug 2012 /
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A couple was traveling together. And the wife says to her husband, who was driving… “Did you notice that couple we just passed? How close they were sitting to each other? That’s how we used to sit”! The husband’s response? “I haven’t moved”! …It’s something to think about right after Thanksgiving. We might (should?) be […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 29 Aug 2012 /
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Here’s a great story just in time for Thanksgiving. It’s about Rabbi Israel Salanter, a leading Torah scholar of the 19th century. … One day, he went to a very elegant restaurant, to meet someone. He was seated. And asked the waiter for a glass of water. He waited a while, but the man didn’t […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 29 Aug 2012 /
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… The Jews finally leave Egypt. The sea splits. The Jews are saved. And the Egyptians drown. (Exodus, 13:17-15:22) We’ll come back to it. … But things don’t go so smoothly after that. There’s nothing to drink. The water is bitter. And the Jews complain to Moshe. “Where’s the water”! Moshe turns to G-d. And […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 29 Aug 2012 /
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Hi, Happy Chanukah! … I love getting feedback from Torah Minute readers. One raised an issue with something I wrote about my “davening at the airport” experience. I had said that I thought to myself, “let’s make this fast”. Here’s what he said. “When it comes to morning prayers, “do it quick” should never enter […]