A Zionist Muslim

A Fishy Tale

I received a fish tank in my teens. I’m not sure if it was for my birthday or some other holiday, but the point is I got one. And I got plenty of fish I loved to watch and in my period of fish…

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During the time that I spent with the children at the orphanage in Mexicali Mexico I was finishing my journalism project when I meet a very interesting man by the name of Valdez, his life was truly a…

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My Rabbi

I really appreciate my Rabbi. I asked this man so many questions the mere fact he could tolerate it seemed to be a sign of a relationship with God in and of itself. One of the things I really…

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Conquering the Monster of Fear

Years ago the picture on the front of a church bulletin depicted a lovely bird perched on the bough of a tree.

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The Kinsmen Cowboys

As I was growing up I’d always heard about the Lower East Side of New York City. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Trying to Fit

I have been very lucky in that there is a lot of flexibility regarding what I can wear to work.

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Cream Cheese vs Peanut Butter

Since I was a kid I loved cream cheese. I also loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. My mother could never understand how I could like peanut butter? She said that she tried peanut butter once or…

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Unfaithfully Yours

Emily, my closest friend from high school was voted the one most likely to succeed at everything she did in life, but Emily wanted nothing more than to be happily married with a family of her own.

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Uncle Louie's Santa Clause

Uncle Louie was loved by his nephews and nieces, by his friends, and everybody that knew him. He worked at different jobs at different parts of his life as I was growing up.

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I'd Rather Love a Love Bug Than Die

I decided to book a last minute flight to Florida. I knew my Rabbi had hosted a Sukkot retreat in Florida for some years but I didn’t live in Florida and Florida was a long way to go. I really wanted…

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T'shuvah

T'shuvah is the Hebrew word, for lack of a better term, meaning return. The Jewish writer Erich Fromm, who was also a practicing psychoanalyst, uses the word t'shuvah in his book, "The Heart of man,…

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Bubbe’s Zalts

Bubbe’s Zalts (Yiddish for the word salt) On a scale of one to ten, my mother was a ten. Mama was my heart. My bubbe, however, was a ten and a half! My bubbe never spoke English, only Russian and…

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The Workman's Circle

When I was growing up in my Jewish world I would often hear about a Jewish organization called The Workmen's Circle. I thought that I'd share a little of the history of this fine Jewish organization:

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Alan Reinach

Outwardly Alan Reinach appeared to be an unlikely candidate for God's kingdom, but in his heart, he was searching for truth. But a phone call from an old friend, inviting him to Hawaii to hear the…

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