Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Sep 2012 /
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Hi – I hope that you are having a great day. … I feel like this may be the most important Torah Minute yet! First, thanks to all of you who keep asking about my nephew Yehuda. (As I am sure many of you remember, Yehuda was in a car accident and suffered very serious […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … The Presidents Day holiday reminded me of something Abraham Lincoln once said. “I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me. And I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” … Modeh Ani. A very short but very meaningful […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … You may not have heard about it. Because there was a “happy ending”. But there was a huge scare Sunday evening (Chicagotime) atBenGurionAirport. Shortly after take off, the El Al pilot noticed a problem with the landing gear. A decision was made to return to Ben […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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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. … Jewish tradition says we need to give people the benefit of the doubt. We need to judge them favorably. And I blew it! Big time! What happened? I was in synagogue for the evening prayers. We were about to begin the Amida, the silent prayer said while […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, I hope you’re having a great day. Thanks to all of you who offered prayers and good wishes for my nephew! The huge number of people all over the world praying for Yehudah is amazing! And is a tremendous source of encouragement to him and the family. We are very grateful that everyone came […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Whether we have ever met or not, I consider you “family”. So I am sharing this with you. … You may have seen it on the national news. “A very serious traffic accident involving a Canadian Jewish family. The driver swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Sunday was a nice day, but quite hot. And I was out jogging. I met a friend who said to me … “Rabbi! How do you do it in such hot weather?” I wasn’t able to get into a philosophical discussion then. But here it is. Why do […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 22 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. It’s not too late to say… “Happy 200th birthday to Abraham Lincoln!” If you have today off, enjoy it. But whether we’re working or not? Here’s a way we can think aboutLincolnand become better. Abraham Lincoln once said: “I am a success today because I had a friend who […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 22 Sep 2012 /
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There is no nation that prays for peace as often as we do! I made a quick non scientific calculation. And came up with at least 15 times in our daily prayers! At the same time? There is a concept of war in the Torah. Of defending ourselves. Of fighting the forces of evil. And […]