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Daily Archives: May 9, 2011
Parashat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s we study Parashat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2).
My Cholesterol Is Under Control
From my tests this morning: Component Your result Standard range Units CHOLESTEROL 196
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Returning To Life
From DonnaBurstyn.com: The first time he attempted suicide, he was ten years old. His parents had divorced. His father was a classic hippie. His mother was more reserved. He came from an Orthodox yeshiva-going family but his mother and aunt … Continue reading
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Tagged baal teshuva, different path, ill mother, kaddish, mourner, younger generation
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The Drunken Martyr
From DonnaBurstyn.com: She’s driving home from a bar at 2 a.m. and you see her crash into a clothing store, breaking the glass on a mean street. She flies through the window, hitting somebody on the sidewalk. A 38-year old … Continue reading
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Tagged ashtrays, black leggings, broken heart, cat food, narcissist, old mom
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Rethinking Jewish Day Schools
From DonnaBurstyn.com: I was calculating what I spent on the education of my four daughters before they hit college. Three of them went to Orthodox Jewish day schools. A fourth one went until third grade and then was in other … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Burstyn, Education, Orthodoxy
Tagged archdiocese of los angeles, catholic day, jewish day school, jewish day schools, orthodox jewish community, practicing catholic
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