My students came over tonight for Hebrew School. This song will be the first song they sing during their Bar Mitzvah. The Bar Mitzvah is the rite of passage that boys (And girls – they do a Bat Mitzvah) do on their thirteenth birthday. So we’ve been starting our class with this prayer. This song…
I know. Waiting is hard. But it’s in the waiting that faith builds stronger. My temple board meeting went very well. I got an increase in salary for my services as Educational Director of the Synagogue. I’m glad the board realizes that my contributions are valuable. I oversee the children’s school, the adult school and…
I won’t be coming by the store this week. I’m busy today as I have a board meeting. And tomorrow night, I teach Hebrew class. I know you aren’t available on Thursdays there either. I know you are finishing up school and all kinds of stuff is coming due for us teachers. You should see…
There is nothing like a good workout to make you forget all the junk going on in your life. At the end of the workout session, you just want it to be over! My head hurts, my arms hurt, my side hurts, but all the emotional junk…GONE! Wow! Feels so good to feel this pain…
All I do is cough and I’m sick of it. Eating junk like French fries and processed food: it just isn’t worth it. I’m going back to eating clean. I’ll have the occasional treat, but I’m tired of feeling bad. So, I’ve made a list, checked it twice. Gonna change from eating naughty to nice….
I always celebrate the first Saturday in May as Mayday. I was supposed to go to the Renaissance Fair with a friend, but she didn’t call. Her ex husband died about a year ago and I think she’s still grieving the loss. I did get ahold of her finally and she’s very sorry. What can…
Check this out! First ever performance of a Jewish Shofar Blower and a Muslim Imam. Peace is on its way! Now why can’t folks in the Middle East get along like this?? I’m kinda depressed this hasn’t gone viral – YET! Why is it that people are so interested in bad news rather than good…
Here’s a little known fact about your favorite sketchy scribe: I am a Star Wars Fan. The original movie Star Wars: a New Hope came out in 1977. I was seven years old. There’s this cute picture of me wearing a Star Wars shirt at this age sitting on Grandpa’s lap. We were being interviewed…
Now the wait begins. In the meantime, I’m keeping busy. The week is ending but I’ve got a performance on Tomorrow night at the Interfaith Councils National Day of Prayer Celebration. I’m going to sing a song called Hava Negillah. I’m hoping it gets people clapping and feeling joyful. Pay attention to those things that…
Dearest Purity and Bea, The letter has been sent. Now, we’ll have to see what happens. I’ll follow it up with a phone call in about a week. This will give the parents some time to receive the letter, digest it a bit and decide what they want to do. I was realizing that Purity’s…