Category Archives: Personal

Why Hank Sent Me A Penny

Hank emails: Luke: Was to wake you up! You’re a mensch still stuck in your head who thinks too much. You best friends are words, blogs and intellectualism. Learn how to feel. For to feel is the only way to … Continue reading

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My Fear Of Abandonment Comes From My Unwillingness To Grow Up

My fear of abandonment keeps raising its ugly head because I’d rather put my reliance on a relationship, a group, a job, a status, on anything rather than to do the work to become self reliant and self-validating. For example, … Continue reading

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My First Pair Of Tefillin

I pick her up, put her on the washing machine, flip the switch to Spin cycle, and move the tefillin out of my eyes. It’s 1993 and I am new to Judaism. I got my first pair of tefillin a … Continue reading

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Prayer As A Way To Meet Girls

Dear Jewish Journal: You wouldn’t believe what happened to me! I was toiling away on my Facebook when I got a message from a young Jewish yoga instructor who liked my video below. One thing led to another and we … Continue reading

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Lag B’Omer Parade

Dear mom: Today is the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer and there was a big parade and concert, closing off a main street by where I live and a thousand Orthodox Jews in attendance. I hung out for 2.5 hours, … Continue reading

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