Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Don’t worry. I am not going to talk about the Super Bowl! At least not about the game itself. … Just one thing. As sad as the results may have been? There’s something that bothers me more. Because many people weren’t just watching an exciting (and disappointing) game. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. … The other day I visited the Ark. It’s an incredible Jewish social service agency in Rogers Park. They provide all types of services for people in need while preserving their dignity. And as I walked in? I noticed one of the many people for whom theArkis a second […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 23 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. … I had an experience the other day dealing with money. It won’t make Forbes Magazine. But I’m sure that it was noticed by G-d! I was attending daily morning services at a local synagogue. There were maybe thirty or forty people. Including a few young adults from Keshet. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, … Memory aids. We may use them to remember important things. Like someone’s name, birthday or anniversary. Here’s one we can use to remember our priorities. … The Hebrew school teacher was determined. She was going to get the kids to remember the names of the “Five Books of Moses”. “Who can list all […]
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, A very special man I knew passed away last week. Abe Robinson was blessed with a long and productive life. He was in full control of his faculties and left behind a wonderful family. All of his descendants are Torah observant Jews. Excelling in their relationship with G-d and with other people. … Abe […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 10 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re enjoying the nice weather! The last Torah Minute was about a yarmulke that blew off. Today’s is about one that stayed on. I was checking out at Dominick’s super market yesterday. And the teller asked me… “Would you like to donate a dollar to cancer research”? It was a “no brainer”. It’s […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 08 Aug 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you enjoyed Purim. Purim at CTN was great! I wanted to share two things that I mentioned during Megillah reading at CTN. Purim is a time to celebrate the miracle of Jewish survival. And to appreciate the privilege of being part of the Jewish People. … A Torah Minute reader e-mailed me from […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Hope all is well. Here’s one of the most amazing ethical commandments in the Torah. It’s talking to a farmer harvesting his field. He can’t harvest the whole thing. Even though it’s his. And even though he worked so hard for it! The Torah says he has to leave a corner of the field […]