Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, I wanted to share a “symphony moment” with you. I went to the eye doctor last week, and was schmoozing with the receptionist. She told me that they have patients from all over the Jewish community. And we started playing Jewish geography. “You may know this one and that one”. Then she said, ‘You […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 12 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to share another wonderful piece of Torah Minute feedback. I recently wrote a tribute to my Dad. “One of my earliest memories is driving in the car with my Dad. At every intersection, he would stop and wave the people on. With a smile! I try […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 12 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … More on Rabbi Leibowitz. A student of his called to tell us how much she will miss him. She cried like a baby. “The Rabbi was like a father to me. Literally.” Her parents were friends of Rabbi and Mrs. Leibowitz. Since she lived “out of town”, […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 12 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, children parents respect speech Hope you’re having a great day. … A dad is walking through a mall with his six year old daughter. And the inevitable happens. She sees a toy she likes. “Oh. Please. Can I get that?” The father says, “Don’t you have enough toys to keep you busy for a […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … This Shabbat, Jews all over the world will be reading them in synagogue. The Ten Commandments. (Exodus, 20:1-14) They’re the best Tablets ever prescribed to man! And as I always say? The Book is much better than the movie! … There were two tablets. One? Obligations between […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Here’s a follow up from Monday’s “Super Bowl Torah Minute”. I wanted to share one of the great responses I got. A good Torah Minute friend forwarded it to a friend of his, Senator Howard Carroll. In the words of my friend, “Howard had a comment and asked me to… “Pass (sic) it on”. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, I don’t usually talk about baseball in the Torah Minute! Jewish tradition doesn’t usually have a compelling position on it! But today? I wanted to share what I think Jewish tradition has to say about the steroids controversy. And George Mitchell’s Steroid Report. We hear things like, “This isn’t only about baseball. About the […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I heard two cute stories recently. … I met a Rabbi who taught Hebrew school fifty years ago. There was an eight year old boy who loved what he was learning. And he asked his mother if they could “keep kosher”. The mother said that things were very […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope all is well. It was a classroom in an “exclusive” private school in … The teacher was trying to make her students more conscious of the less fortunate. She asked them to write an essay about a poor family. Here’s what one little girl wrote. “Once upon a time there was a poor […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 10 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Please allow a personal note. It’s the anniversary of my father’s passing. His yahrzeit. And I thought I would share something about him. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad didn’t come from an observant background. And what happened? He met my Mom, who did! This was at a […]