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Arizona Desert Fruit Rats Overeating in my Car!
I took my car in for its yearly inspection and Joe, my wonderful mechanic from Desert Star Auto https://desertstarauto.com/ in Surprise,...
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- Aug 1
- 3 min
In Memory of Rabbi Martin I. Hinchin
Rabbi Martin I. Hinchin was a forward-looking Rabbi at Temple B'nai Israel in Albany, Georgia beginning in 1946. I wrote about him in my...
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- Jul 12
- 1 min
Rabbi Donniel Hartman Speaks on Zionism and Power
Rabbi Donniel Hartman Spoke on Zionism and Power this morning. As with the other lectures, the institute provided us with a folder filled...
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- Jul 5
- 1 min
First Day at The Hartman Institute Rabbinic Torah Seminar
The theme of the Rabbinic Torah Seminar for Summer 2022 is Overcoming the Moral Status Quo: A Torah of Human Agency The Shalom Hartman...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
Visiting the Jaffa Flea Market
I am staying in an Airbnb in Jaffa until tomorrow. I visited the Shuk HaPishpishim, the flea market. I found an old Israeli telephone...
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- Jun 22
- 1 min
On the Lebanese border
We reached the Lebanese border. From the Galil Mountain Winery, you can see the border. The Israeli border base is straight ahead. In the...
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- Jun 20
- 1 min
4 Unidentified Animals block our path... What are they?
Today -- Monday June 20th 2022 -- we went hiking in The Nahal Kaziv and Monfort Fortress trail. In Hebrew, נחל כזיב ומבצר מונפורט. After...
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- Jun 16
- 1 min
Visit to Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem
I received my rabbinic ordination from The Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, abbreviated as HUC-JIR. HUC-JIR has three...
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- Jun 15
- 1 min
Tel Aviv Morning
Here's the view from the porch at 6:25 a.m. looking Northeast. Just after sunrise looking Northeast from the hotel. The last few days...
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- Jun 14
- 1 min
Taking the Train to Jerusalem
I will be spending 2 weeks studying at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem but I wanted to go early in my trip to see the holy city. Going...
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- Jun 11
- 1 min
Tasting my first Sabich סביח
I was hoping for my first falafel in Israel in 28 years but I was convinced to try Sabich instead. I was very happy with that decision....
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- Jun 10
- 2 min
First Night in Tel Aviv
My first night in Tel Aviv. After a delicious dinner of Couscous, I walked around for a few hours. I saw the Dizengoff and the Gordon...
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- Jun 9
- 1 min
Is God testing me?
My friend Lonnie dropped me off at Newark airport for my flight to Tel Aviv. This will be my first time in Israel in many many years and...
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- Jun 4
- 2 min
Induction of New Board Members, Reading from "Rabbi's Torah", Visit of Student Rabbi Aria
It was a wonderful Shabbat with the induction of several new board members, special prayers in celebration of Shavuot, and the reading...
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- Jun 4
- 1 min
Memorial Day Service
Thanks to Denny for these photos. Steve, Bob, Dave and others helped to restore our flag before the service. Steve rented a lift to help...
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- Jun 2
- 1 min
Photo from Hebrew Union College Liturgy class early 1990s
Rabbi Binyamin (Benny) Minich of Beit Daniel Yaffa sent me this photo from our rabbinical school years in the early 1990s.
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- May 28
- 1 min
Putting up the American Flag
Steve organized a lift from Home Depot to replace our American flag in time for Memorial Day. Thanks to Dave for his technical expertise....
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- Apr 26
- 1 min
Interview with Eitan and Doron Kotkowski about The Holocaust Memoir The Wiles of Destiny
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is tomorrow, I am posting this interview with the descendants of Itzhak...
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- Apr 21
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- Apr 18
- 1 min
Mountain Biking in Mazatlan, Mexico
About a month ago, I went on a short get-away to Mazatlan, Mexico. One of the highlights was a mountain biking tour with Rudy Valdez. I...
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