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HOME & FAMILY SHALOM-TO-YOU! Sefer Torah Preparing For The Future ; Maintaining a Dislike for "Bread of Shame" by R' Zvi Zobin Mrs. Alter was one of those old-timers they don't seem to
make anymore. A proud lady who had been brought up in the
East End of London in the hard times after the First World
War, she was telling us how members of the local "Golden Age"
organization called for her every Tuesday afternoon and took
her by special car, as she was handicapped, to a nearby club.
There, she spent a pleasant few hours of activities and after
a nourishing supper, the same car drove her back home.
The Esrog "And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit
of the hadar tree, branches of palm trees and boughs
of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and you shall
rejoice before Hashem seven days" (Vayikra 23:40).
The Asher Yotzar Miracles - Part
II The first part of this series emphasized the importance of
reciting the Asher Yotzar blessing with full
concentration, standing stock-still for the duration of the
twenty seconds it takes each time. Not very much time to
devote to thanking Hashem for such a vital process that keeps
us healthy. All told, only two minutes a day, well invested
in keeping a person healthy.
No doubt the Succos of 5758 (1997) will go down in the annals
of Israel's history as the most memorable, at least,
weatherwise. The weird weather conditions were obvious as
early as the previous day. I was trying to maneuver my way
through the busy, bustling streets of Geula. Colored lights
glowed. Succa decorations dangled alongside strings of
portraits of radiant Rabbonim and Simchas Torah flags that
would have flapped in the breeze, had there been any.
WHAT'S COOKING? Ladies, all these things happened to ONE cake. Probably
better this way. But Rivka still has her credentials by us,
I'm sure.
Poet's Corner
A loose handgrip,
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Turning slowly,
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A tighter circle forms,
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Faster, faster.
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