Hate? 2 Thoughts..one From Bernie Farber

  From Bernie Farber: The Director of the Canadian Jewish Congress I have learned that those who feel power behind a computer screen and use the keys to malign are nothing but the old version of the school yard bully. It took some time but I now choose to ignore them …trust me it drives [...]

April 20, 2009
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I ask, why must I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders?

Avrum:   I rarely smile anymore, much less laugh. How can I ?  How can one be jovial knowing that millions (if not billions) are suffering, some horribly? Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult to enjoy even the most mundane things.  It is a terrible injustice that some are blessed greatly and other much less [...]

February 24, 2009
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Question: Is it okay to feel joy while children are being butchered across the word?

Thanks for your Aug 23 column in CJN. I thought myself alone in the feelings you’ve expressed so clearly. I rarely smile anymore, much less laugh. How can I ? How can one be jovial knowing that millions (if not billions) are suffering, some horribly ? Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult to [...]

February 19, 2009
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Touching Thoughts from a reader on Aging Parents

My parents are 81 and 82. My dad who is 82 is suffering from the late stages of Dementia and my mom at 81 is tired and having trouble coping. Me and my children live with my parents. It is easier for me to be their to tend to what they need and to ensure that [...]

February 17, 2009
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…we need to do something, otherwise we will disappear!

….so according to me, a great community is not the one that goes deep into intellectual discussions and stuff, but the one, where on a cold day a member sees you standing and waiting for a bus and gives you a ride: Just because it is too cold to be outside….we are not prepared ( [...]

February 16, 2009
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