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Princeton Lyman, US Ambassador I knew in South Africa and diplomat who helped plan Ethiopian Jewish
Princeton Lyman, a career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and later to South Africa, where he helped engineer the...
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Our First Prayer Book Burying Ritual Conducted at Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery
On Sunday morning, April 29, we conducted our first Prayer Book Burial Service at the Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery at the very back...
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 2, 2018
- 1 min
Two Views from my Jamaican Get Away Taken at the Same Time Interval!
One photo is to the East and one is to the West. The photos were taken within 60 seconds of each other!
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
Texas Rabbi Among Dying Breed of Torah Scribes
Barry S. is from Longview. I met Rabbi Honan recently in Alabama. Linda Leavell Jul 26, 1997 LONGVIEW, Texas Rabbi Bernard Honan peers...
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 19, 2018
- 1 min
Ein Shemer Apple Tree Planted on Temple land in Memory Of Anita G.
As Larry M. writes, we hope Anita watches over her beautiful tree! Her daughter remembers her with much love.
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 11, 2018
- 3 min
Loneliness has the same Effect on Mortality as Smoking 15 Cigarettes Every Day!
A source from Minesota writes that Former Surgeon General Doctor Vivek Murthy brought mental health to the forefront last September when...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 28, 2018
- 2 min
The Fourth of July
The Fourth of July As we gear up to celebrate the 4th of July, we might reflect on what it is and what it means. Of course, we know that...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
Every Death is Here to Teach Us How to Live Better
According to Extra magazine, the recent spate of suicides in the headlines serves as reminders to live more fully. That is Oprah...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 14, 2018
- 2 min
Charles Krauthammer Faces Death
We all must face death at some point and it can be instructive to see how famous people deal with this reality of life. Here is a report...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 7, 2018
- 3 min
The Pittsburgh Platform -- The Pivotal 1885 document in the history of Classical Reform Judaism
The pivotal 1885 document in the history of the American Reform Movement in Judaism meeting of Reform Rabbis November 16–19, 1885 at the...
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danaevankaplan
- May 31, 2018
- 1 min
Our Wednesday Night Torah Study Group and Our Brand New Angels Satori's Coffee Shop Group
One of the key elements in Reform Judaism is that we need to make personal religious decisions on both belief and practice. To do that...
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danaevankaplan
- May 24, 2018
- 4 min
An Interesting Take on an Ancient Observance -- Celebrating Shavuot at IHOP
Why these people are celebrating a Jewish holiday at IHOP (JTA) By Ben Sales May 15, 2018 2:59pm (JTA) — On Saturday night,...
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danaevankaplan
- May 10, 2018
- 5 min
President of Hebrew Union College Dies in Plane Crash
The news came to me Saturday night and shocked me. Here is some of the official information. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., President of...
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danaevankaplan
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min
"The Brain In Love" -- Our Second Sunday Afternoon Talk (with Delicious Massive Subway Sub
Our speaker this past Sunday afternoon was Dr. Harvey Joanning of Fairhope, Emeritus Professor of Human Development and the Family, Iowa...
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 26, 2018
- 2 min
Child Holocaust Survivor Allan J. Hall Speaks in Mobile
Allan J. Hall, who was about 5 years old in 1939, survived the Holocaust in Poland. He came to the Springhill Avenue Temple to speak and...
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
History of the Jews in Mississippi
Genealogist Tom Wixon spoke Thursday night for the Western Shore Torah Study in Mississippi. He told his personal story of his search for...
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 12, 2018
- 1 min
Shopping for a Congregant Shabbat Eve
We went shopping to help a congregant! It is a mitzvah! "It’s a mitzvah!” can refer to a beneficial act performed by another person....
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- Apr 5, 2018
- 3 min
Our Wonderful Second Night Seder
Some events just have a positive synergy and this Seder was one of them--an inspiring Hagaddah with readings from many of the...
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