….what do you do? A) Crawl into bed and stay there? B) Face the situation head on to deal with the most efficient way possible? C) Crawl into bed, then peek out, deal with it a bit, then pull the covers up over your head again? Your thoughts?
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An Act of Kindness
This person sent me a comment on my blog, and i’m posting it because its beautiful to read, and emulate. Its true. When you hang out with the homeless, you give lots away. I know they do and its catchy. Well done to this person. Nice job ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I live near downtown houston and every [...]
A Son, Eli Rubenstein, Remembers his Father, Isadore Rubenstein
Eulogy for Israel Isadore Rubenstein January 31, 2011, Clanton Park Synagogue, Toronto As I stand here in Clanton Park shul, a place where my brother and I stood and davened with my father on so many Friday nights and Shabbat mornings, and on so many chagim, my memories drift back to my childhood, when my [...]
Gays, Lesbians, Pride, Kaplan, Farber, Apple, Police, Torah = ?
York Regional Police’s rabbi under fire for anti-gay comments The following article (scroll down) was written in Xtra this past week (February 5, 2011). It describes a situation in Toronto, within the Jewish community, whereby an Orthodox rabbi spoke out on Shabbat (the Sabbath) in his Synagogue against a gay and lesbian lifestyle and support of Pride Day participation, when [...]
I believe we Respect the Elderly because they Made it.
Today? A colleague told me about a little boy, Gavin, 2 years old, in Sick Kids Hospital, who has brain cancer. Nothing really makes sense after that. My colleague said that kids have bounced back from some pretty bad shit. And I hope, God be with him, that he does. It’s tough as a parent [...]
Conversation: Youngest and Oldest Child
Have a conversation about the following: When I was little, with four older sisters, I was constantly told that I had to respect my elders which included my sisters – one of whom was six when I was five. While the concept of respect is a most positive thing to bring your child up on, as it [...]
Lebron Did Just Fine
Lebron James did what he wanted to do, in the way he felt it should be done. Big deal. His departure gave us a chance to hear him, see him and get a better sense of who he is as a human being. While he spoke, was sort of interviewed, he looked entirely uncomfortable, except when he [...]
Ask yourself…
1) How aware are you, of what you don’t know? 2) When you learn something knew about a passion – say art – what is the experience? 3) Have you had a mentor, or a ‘master’ teaching you, instructing you? What was the relationship like?
Conrad Black and Lil Wayne: Writer and Blogger…is that okay? They are in Jail.
In October, 2010 Lil Wayne, the rapper was charged with criminal weapon possession and criminal possession of a loaded weapon and sentenced to 1 year in jail. If you want to know how he’s doing in jail all you have to do is check out the following blog: http://weezythanxyou.com/ and his ESPN blog on sports. Many of [...]
