It was my Bar Mitzvah 37 years ago – 1973. It was held in Kitchener, Ontario and went on for about three weeks. It did because I am the son of a Rabbi and we celebrated that rights of passage in a very big way. I am the only son of a rabbi. The moment [...]
May 29, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: Bar Mitzvah, Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
May 20, 2010
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April 4, 2010
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Here is Wilson. He is the soccer ball Tom Hank’s character, Chuck, befriends in the movie Cast Aways. Chuck embraces Wilson as if he were real and when a wave sweeps him away Chuck risks his life to save the soccer ball. This morning my Son and I went on a Passover Hike. My Boy [...]
March 30, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: Cast Away, Soccer ball, Tom Hanks, Wilson . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
I have a friend we call Dirt, and I love him so when I see this picture it reminds me of him, but more so this pic conjures up the sweet idea that dirt is something that can be loved. And who in this entire world of ours is going to love dirt…..well that would be [...]
March 30, 2010
Categories: Children, pictures . Tags: dirt, dirthead, Garden of Eden, gardeners . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
This is a picture of freedom. This recreational vehicle (RV) plugs into electricity wherever it goes. It has a few beds, a stove, a refrigerator and a place to eat. It has storage and might even have a shower. Writers have written about their RV trips and solitary men have found a change of life under a tree, [...]
March 29, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: Ohio, Recreational Vehicle, RV . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
There is a point where a person begins to look more dead than alive. This picture reflects that. This elderly man’s mouth is open in a way that a dead person’s mouth might hang. I have seen that. His eyes look somewhat hollow too and his general look is one of lifelissness. When a person approaches [...]
March 29, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: death, on dying, Seniors . Author: avrum . Comments: 2 Comments
How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business – Albert Einstein I am a father. This is my child. I am a man. I am he. To wonder what it looks like when the the soul is seeping out of your body, stare [...]
March 28, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: War . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
This is a picture of an ant hill. A guy is showing you how big it is, pretending he can fit inside. This picture, to me, is somewhat empty in nature. When I see these two insect shelters I am overwhelmed by the ability of this little tiny entity to produce such a complex structure, [...]
March 26, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: ant hill, brilliant, nature . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
You know this picture is tragic. What you see is cut off heads, albeit of fish, but they are indeed severed, bloody with hollowed eyes and a very subtle look (that one needs to know to look for) reflecting a deep sense of hurt at being killed. One gets the sense the fish are saying, “oy, I’m [...]
March 26, 2010
Categories: pictures . Tags: fish head, yummy, dangerous, ugly . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
AVRUM'S BLOG is hosted and authored by me, Avrum Rosensweig, the founder and president of Ve'ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian & Relief Committee. I am also a writer, artist and a father.
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