Recent Jewish Blog | Family PostsWhen a Parent Mournsby Miriam MetzingerYesterday at 06:11 AMThe esteemed Torah scholar Rashi describes the loss of a child as the ultimate bereavement. It is something for which we have no words, cannot understand even if there were an ultimate Divine purpose that we were able to comprehend. Unconditional Love and Free Choiceby Miriam Metzinger16 Oct 2009 02:08 AMIt is wonderful to get a bracha (blessing) for our children. That they should be learned, kind, talented. That they should make strangers smile, stop what they are doing, forget about their worries and appreciate the wondrous world seen through youthful eyes. Siblings, Battles and the Redemptionby Miriam Metzinger27 Aug 2009 11:20 PMAre there really siblings without rivalry? Well, there are books that claim this can be possible, but I find these sibling squabbles all but inevitable. Is the World More Peaceful?by Miriam Metzinger22 Feb 2009 04:53 PMI see it often expressed that we are living in a world of increased darkness and chaos. Fears of terrorism reach a diversity of people, regardless of ethnic background, location or social class. Nineteen Diamondsby Miriam Metzinger22 Feb 2009 04:52 PMI spoke to someone the other day on the topic of, what else? Kids! She asked me "How many do you have?" I told her "Three boys, Thank Hashem. Compassion: The Higher Loveby Miriam Metzinger14 Sep 2008 05:11 PMI have some issues with the word "love" in the English language. The word, when translated, is problematic in other languages too, but one problem is that in English, one can say that one "loves" something that only gratifies selfish needs. Talking to Children about Terrorby Miriam Metzinger25 Jul 2008 06:19 AMIt happened again this week. I didn't believe it yet again, although I was writing an article about the first bulldozer attack in Jerusalem that happened last week. Saturday Shabbat at the Rabbi's Houseby Dorit Sasson20 Jul 2008 03:17 AMAs a child growing up in both secular and Orthodox households, I never felt close enough to understand Orthodox religion. The mental distance between God and and my world as a child was rigid; "no jumping on the beds," "being quiet on Shabbat" and so on. Integrating within a Jewish Communityby Dorit Sasson19 Jul 2008 02:19 AMOn our kibbutz, we participated in social events, which for Israel, are considered important days like Yitzhak Rabin z"l, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Remembrance Day of Israel's fallen soldiers. The Message of Giving Backby Dorit Sasson07 Jul 2008 02:15 AMMany years ago, I was at the turning point of becoming religous. It was undoutably, a phase I was going through but it was also more than that. Recent Blog Comments Dale Harcombe says... "I'm Christian and in our bible study group we studied the book of Esther last year and found it extremely helpful." |
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"HELLO.Not always,but lots of times or sometimes,not shaking hands is founded in prejudicim according to COUSIN OF CAGLAR JUAN SINGLETARY http://yahwhyjesusvixenkempo.ning.com/ PS=Whether you shake hands or not should be a personal decision,not a forced decision.HAPPY HOLIDAYS though,esp.X-MAS."
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