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Hasidic Rebbes and Me (Mostly the Bostoner Rebbe)
"The Bostoner Rebbe, the first American born Hasidic Rebbe, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, and it got me to thinking..."
A Child’s Jewish New Year in the Bronx (with apologies to Dylan Thomas)
"From the age of 10, my mother made it clear to me that I had to go to Shul on Rosh Hashana--Yom Kippur. She did not go to Shul. I went alone."
My Mother's Birthday
"Today is November 3, 2008. Since my mother was born on November 3, 1888, this would be her 120th birthday. "
Yiddish and Me
"Vos ken ich zugn fun Yidish? What can I say about Yiddish? "
Getting a Jewish Education
"My friend Phil suggested that, when we have our next Reading Out Loud, we discuss 'Judaism, Our Children and Us.'"
#30 My Courtship of, and Marriage to, Frances Morrill
"In the spring of 1979, the staff director of the US Commission on Civil Rights announced plans to open a New England Regional Office."
Passover 1952 My First Feig Family Seder
"The Passover Seder is the most important family event in the Jewish holiday calendar."
Passover 1952 The Feig Family Seder
"The Passover Seder is a very important family event in the Jewish holiday calendar."
My Childhood Seders
"Pesach—Passover—is a very special time of year. And it is supposed to be even more special for children."
David's decision
"At 8 am on the morning of Monday August 9, David called. "