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Day 24 – Building (verb)
24 Elul 5776 By Matt Cohen Usually when someone says they have ‘built’ something the mind conjures images of something materially sturdy. One’s parents or grandparents might have said, “I built this...
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Day 25 – Heroes and Murals
25 Elul 5776 by Patti Widdicombe As I prepare for the New Year, I continue to think about the people in my life who have made it possible for me to enjoy and appreciate freedom. I chose to remember...
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Day 26 – Reflection on a Day at the Getty
26 Elul 5776 by Donna Wolffe Almost out of time for inspiration and a meaningful reflection for Elul. Happily, it comes to me on Thursday, September 1. I am part of an Art Alliance group from CSUF...
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Day 27 – Finding Humor
27 Elul 5776 by By Scott J. Friedman – Motivational Speaker When I began thinking about this article, the first image that popped into my mind was a one-frame cartoon in which a doctor and patient...
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Day 28 – Mourning Is Broken
28 Elul 5776 by Aleta Bryant Several times a week, I drive down North Wanda Road in Orange near where it intersects with Katella Avenue. Just northwest of that intersection, on the sidewalk, there...
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Day 29 – Haiku and Gratitude
29 Elul 5776 by Jill Weinthal I clasp my tzitzi My eyes close, take a deep breath Here, hear, Shema
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Shabbat Shalom
By Barry Leshowitz In a pair of Shabbat messages, a dear family friend, Mat Kozinets and I, share our feelings about the passing of my wife, Phyllis. Aug 23, 2019 Hi Mat, Shabbat Shalom! I am so...
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My Bubbe Meise (Grandmother’s Tale)
By Donna Fliegler At the beginning of the last century, my grandmother, Yetta Post, left her parents and sister in the village of Suvalk Gubernia, Poland (which was then part of Russia) with her young...
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Looking into the Face of a Newborn
by Cindy Grossberg I remember my dad once saying to me, “If I had known how wonderful grandchildren were, I would have had them first!” That was thirty years ago. It wasn’t until June 28th at 5:00...
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Reflections
by Michelle Singleton ,אתם ניצבים היום כולכם לפני ה’ אלקיכם You are standing this day, all of you, before the Lord your God Reflection, what is reflection? Is it my face, my words or my life in...
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Just Hanging Around
by Scott Singer We’ve never been introduced. I know you see me. I know I see you. Every year I come to Temple Beth Sholom between Shavuot and Simchat Torah, and then I disappear for the remainder of...
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Reflections of a Jewish Convert(ing)
by Noe A Granados Five months ago, I came to Temple Beth Sholom to embark on an incredible journey so that I may be given the honor and privilege of reciting Ruth 1:16, giving the declaration of my...
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Shifting Focus
by Anita Rothman Giving birth to our son, Jarrett, changed my life. I was in the pushing phase of labor when I became nauseated. My wonderful husband, Gary, turned to get the plastic basin, but when...
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Adjusting
…and then he said, “When can this conversation be about me?” Pause, silence. The non-afflicted person proceeded with, “…and?” Longer pause. “I have cancer…stage 1.” Where does a twist in...
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Seeking Stillness
Anonymous Elul. Here again. During any given year, I have (1) ignored it altogether, (2) generated many good intentions and done nothing, and (3) started and stopped some kind of spiritual discipline...
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Life in the Round
by Risè Kirbo The circle is an ancient symbol. It’s as vast as the planets in our solar system and as microscopic as an atom. It is an infinite image with no beginning and no end. Life changes. I...
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Shabbat Shalom
By Barry Leshowitz In a pair of Shabbat messages, a dear family friend, Mat Kozinets and I, share our feelings about the passing of my wife, Phyllis. Aug 23, 2019 Hi Mat, Shabbat Shalom! I am so...
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My Bubbe Meise (Grandmother’s Tale)
By Donna Fliegler At the beginning of the last century, my grandmother, Yetta Post, left her parents and sister in the village of Suvalk Gubernia, Poland (which was then part of Russia) with her young...
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Looking into the Face of a Newborn
by Cindy Grossberg I remember my dad once saying to me, “If I had known how wonderful grandchildren were, I would have had them first!” That was thirty years ago. It wasn’t until June 28th at 5:00...
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Reflections
by Michelle Singleton ,אתם ניצבים היום כולכם לפני ה’ אלקיכם You are standing this day, all of you, before the Lord your God Reflection, what is reflection? Is it my face, my words or my life in...
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