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Shiva Stories: The Rabbi’s Visit
Here’s another story from the shiva that people seemed to like. Rabbi Singer is our (I guess “my,” but it just seems wrong to write that) spiritual mentor from Potomac, Maryland. But he is much more...
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At Least You’ve Got Meatballs
As human beings, we have a natural desire to comfort others. We want to find the right words that will ease a friend’s pain. Especially with men, if something’s broken, we want to say something that...
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How I Met Your Mother
This was the story people kept asking for at the Shiva, so here goes: There were a group of us starting Colgate University in 1985. I don’t know quite how the group formed, but this person knew that...
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A Woman’s Best Friend
The other day, I received the following e-mail: Hello Yarden, Last year I struggled a lot with running. One early morning I ran from Kfar-Etsion towards Sde-Boaz. Around 6 AM I was climbing Neve-Daniel...
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Alone
Kids, please don’t read this one. Please? Dads have to have their moments, but I will always take care of you. You know that. Now stop reading. —— Do you know the most enjoyment you can get out of a...
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The Voice from the Hills
Amazing what a night’s sleep (even if medicated) can do for you. That and a good run. I ran today. I ran the length of Ein Bokek and then some. Twelve kilometers at a fast — at least for me — pace. In...
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Rainy Day
We’re back home in Neve Daniel. While it was sunny at the Dead Sea, there is a cold, pounding Neve Daniel rain outside. It’s dark and gloomy. And so am I. Ever notice how many kids’ movies revolve...
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Unlike the last blog post, the following actually happened the way I am writing it. A few years ago, Lawrence and I were zipping down the Bat Ayin trail on our bikes. It’s a very steep, fast, and...
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Sweet Rhapsody
Some people might say that I shouldn’t keep looking at Stella’s pictures. It will just make it harder to move on. And others might say that maybe I shouldn’t keep blogging about Stella. That maybe the...
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Clarifications
I re-wrote some of my last post. Took out the cursing and the finger pointing. You see, I was in a bad mood when I wrote it. I was in more than a bad mood, I was crashing. Just watching the video of...
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A Park for Stella
I don’t write much about Stella any more. That it no way reflects how I feel. I love her just as much today as I did when she was alive. And I will for the rest of my life. It’s just back then, writing...
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Dawn
Josh and I used to do a lot of all-night hikes in the desert. At around 4:30 in the morning, one of us would always say “it is always darkest/coldest right before the dawn.” It was both a factual...
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Gilly grew up in Australia. Since meeting her, I have become fascinated with all things Australian. For example, did you know that 10 of the 10 deadliest snakes in the world live in Australia? Or that...
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Rebuilding My Home
I’m rebuilding my home. To be more accurate, I am doing renovations. I am not changing the basic structure of the home. The foundation was always very strong. But our home was greatly damaged by a...
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A Year Has Passed
Thirteen months ago, at the funeral, I said that even at the most painful moment, I felt I was the luckiest man on the planet for being Stella’s husband for so many years. Today, after everything that...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Yom Kippur
As Rosh Hashanah approached, I was nervous. All I could think about were the holidays 2 years previously. Back then, when we reached Unatane Tokef, I practically ripped myself in two. After all, the...
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A Request from My Daughter Rivka
Hadar Buchris Z’L, was a kind and talented young woman who learned at my high school in the Golan. Like me, she loved the school and everyone at it. Her sisters also went to my school. Last year, Hadar...
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Knowing the Future but Living the Present
My daughter Miriam spoke on Shabbat about her mother. My son Yedidya’s Bar Mitzvah was earlier in the week. These were her remarks: ___________ At his Bar Mitzvah, Yedidya talked about the importance...
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