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Monthly Archives: February 2011
HA KEHILA: SHMINI 5771
Pulling his coat closer, Ya’akov hurried through the streets. The wind was strong this evening and the cold seeped into his bones. “I hope Magda has stew or casserole for dinner tonight,” he thought, “I’m freezing!” It had been warm … Continue reading
VIII. MAY IT BE
My Dearest, Most Beloved Zee, Such poignant moments we shared together. Hard to describe, special moments of intimacy. We righted wrongs, built businesses, loved children, shared laughter, healed old wounds, touched each other’s hearts, drank deeply of pleasure. The joy, … Continue reading
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ARCHIVES: AMY CARMICHAEL
HAST THOU NO SCAR? Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land; I hear them hail thy bright ascendant star. Hast thou no scar? Hast … Continue reading
ARCHIVES: GEORGE MACDONALD
I said: “Let me walk in the field”; God said: “Nay, walk in the town”; I said: “There are no flowers there”; He said: “No flowers, but a crown.” I said: “But the sky is black, There is nothing … Continue reading
Q & A: What is the greatest lesson that you have learned about love?
Where there is great Love, There are always Miracles. — Willa Cather »»»»»««««« A friend of mine in radio broadcasting asked this question: What is the greatest lesson about love that you have learned? My answer was: That it does … Continue reading
QUOTES | DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD
Born in Jönköping Sweden in 1905, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a life-long civil servant when he was elected to be the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, taking over the reins from Trygve Lie of Norway. He served … Continue reading
QUOTES | MOSHE DAYAN
MOSHE DAYAN It is not in our hands to prevent the murder of workers, . . . and families, . . . but it is in our hands to fix a high price for our blood, so high that the … Continue reading
QUOTES | JOHN WOODEN
Never mistake activity for achievement. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what … Continue reading
QUOTES | RELIGIOUS
OSWALD CHAMBERS Beware of paying attention or going back to what you once were, when G-d wants you to be something that you have never been. MRS. CHARLES E. COWMAN, from Streams in the Desert When a Roman soldier was … Continue reading
LARA LOGAN STORY: HOW DO WE RESPOND?
CNN: CBS Correspondent Assaulted in Egypt (To see updated story, please click on the above link.) (CNN) — A CBS correspondent was brutally attacked Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the network said … Continue reading
2002/11/03 | THE GIFT
From the beginning, I have known you were different, that this time wasn’t anything like the other ones. I have felt a freedom with you, a security I have never known before. There are no rules, no rôles, no restrictions … Continue reading
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EGYPT: THE FUTURE AWAITS
To my friends Ramy, Morris, Mimi, my teacher Said Ragab and Egyptians everywhere, congratulations on this momentous day in Egyptian history! In these first few hours after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the transition of the Egyptian … Continue reading
TETZAVEH 2011
Every Thursday morning, Art and I set aside a couple of hours to go over this week’s Parasha, Haftarah and additional readings. We started this habit months ago simply because if we didn’t, I would never get around to … Continue reading
VII. COMFORT
My Dearest, Most Beloved Zee, You told me once that when I don’t hear from you to take comfort in knowing that you are alive. Where is my comfort now? Is it in knowing that you lived and we were … Continue reading
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2002/11/02 | NO DEFENSES
To stand naked before you in every way, to place my life before you with all its flaws, to put all that I am in your hands without reservation, trusting solely in the kindness of your heart, all takes my … Continue reading
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JAMILA: JOURNEY TO AWARENESS
I was 20 years old when I moved to California with my husband. In the aftermath of the 1973 Mississippi River flood, we had left our hometown of Hannibal, Missouri and all we had ever known. A rural community, Hannibal … Continue reading
FINDING BEDROCK IN THE STORM
In a world where everything seems to be in a constant process of change — and not for the better — I long for something solid, something I can depend on day after day, year after year. I don’t need … Continue reading
2002/11/01 | TO LOVE WELL
To love well. To touch the most tender, most intimate parts of another person’s life. To have the privilege of sharing the greatest joys and deepest sorrows. To experience the tremendous nurturing of one’s soul that comes from sharing so … Continue reading
VI. TWILIGHT
How awkward, this living, This moving forward in time Without you by my side. The sun rises, then sets, Each day rolls into the next, Endlessly, relentlessly, At times excruciatingly slowly, And I feel nothing but the soft, Warm breeze … Continue reading
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V. ASHES IN THE WIND
How long has it been since I held you, Or put my head upon your shoulder With a sigh of contentment on my lips? How long has it been since you held my hand And pulled me close in a … Continue reading
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IV. THE SILENCE
The mantle of the darkness falls over the landscape As descending silence blocks all I might hear, My pounding heart echoes in the gathering stillness Straining toward footsteps that never draw near. Each grief-stricken moment grinds painfully onward Quenching the … Continue reading
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III. THE CENOTAPH
Oh, how I love Thee! How my heart swells with joy for Thee! From thy first glance unto thy last Such happiness has Filled my heart, my life That I can scarce contain its depth. You have been the morning … Continue reading
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II. IMMOLATION
It never leaves, This hovering in the fire Between two worlds. Drugged by the pain, I struggle between Consciousness And darkness. I call out your name Again and again Until my throat is raw And I lay prostrate, spent, Mocked … Continue reading
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I. REQUIEM
How my heart aches for you! How dull and gray These sunlit skies become Because you’ve left this life behind And passed beyond our reach, . . . Our sight, . . . our call. How small and bleak our … Continue reading
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REQUIEM SUITE | IMPACT
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. – Eleanor Roosevelt LIGHTING THE CANDLE There are days where the sun shines brightly and all is right with the world. In the midst of such revelry, it can … Continue reading
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