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Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam. And We Weep.

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

September 11, 2014, New York City It has become an annual ritual. I turn on the t.v. early in the morning. I listen to the names representing every ethnic and religious group. Names of those brutally murdered on this date … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Torah — Shabbat Zachor: Remembering, Zippori and Beyond

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.  — Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel was right.  We Jews are big on remembering. We … Continue reading →

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