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 By Marshall Sterman on ד' באדר ה'תש"ע (February 18th, 2010) in Conversation Used to be that what defined us all was our “word”; not sure anymore. What’s changed, or how has it happened? Contracts are made to be broken with so many outs, ambiguities, etc. Risk factors in offerings take up half the documentation and sellers and their agents rely on the “buyer beware” out. Tell me, how in God’s little green acre can Goldman Sachs claim (without giggling)that the product they were selling/recommending to others was o.k. to be shorting themselves as their buyers/clients were ‘sophisticated’ and responsible for their own behavior? Is that what was told them at HBS or is that the new norm?
Now we have a well…
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In Honor of Judaism and Disabilities Month
A Blessing for Hearing and Thinking
A number of years ago, an eleven year old girl refused to begin her Bat Mitzvah lessons until her parents and I made a plan for the brother’s Bar Mitzvah. Her brother had been confined to a wheel chair all of his life, and was not able to communicate with others in the same way as you and I can. Even though he had a multiple of physical and mental ailments that required constant daily care by his parents, he lacked nothing in relation to the love and devotion shown to him by his family – and…
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The Horse Whisperer
By Rabbi Steven J. Rubenstein
There is an ancient Jewish tradition whenever a person goes to Israel, it is customary to give them tzedakah as your emissary, to keep them safe on their journey. The mission is not completed until the funds have been distributed and the person returns securely. Before leaving for Israel, Lynn and I were given one dollar bills from our respective work places and from friends. We knew from the outset where we wanted to donate our collection of bills. However, we were never certain whether or not we would be able to make our delivery in person. It wasn’t until our…
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Friday
February 5, 2010
22 Shevat 5770
Time to leave Kibbutz haGoshrim. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s itinerary a very important stop along the way. The women especially had a great time picking out shoes at the Naot factory. My wife swears an oath that the shoes from this kibbutz factory are the most comfortable that she has ever worn. Given how many pairs that were purchased by the other members of our tour, I think that they might agree… Looking northward from the dining room window, it is quite evident that the low clouds have lifted to reveal a wonderful sight, a clear view of snow on Mount…
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Wednesday
February 3, 2010
19 Shevat 5770
Lynn and I rejoined the group after a long evening in the emergency room in a hospital in Tel Aviv. By the time that we had joined them they had already had their history lesson of the region and why this area is so vital to Israel’s existence, not just strategically since it sits along both the Lebanese and Syrian borders, as well as Jordan, but more so for its agricultural reasons after our pioneers built it up from swamp land as well as it being the source of water in the region that feeds all the way down to the Dead Sea. …
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Thursday
February 4, 2010
20 Shevat 5770
As predicted, weather conditions at Misgav Am and at Metullah prevented us from going further north from our kibbutz, due to snow on the road. According to Itzie, the driver, he doesn’t mind dancing on the road, but not with a full bus! We also were informed that the natural grottos at Rosh Hanikra, the only place where the border is open to Lebanon, was closed due to high winds. Our guide had heard of Rosh Hanikra closing when the seas were rough, but he had to check it out with us, and that is what we did. What a glorious sight to…
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Tuesday Morning February 2, 2010 18 Shevat 5770 Today we leave Jerusalem for our new home in the far northern region of Israel, Kibbutz Hagoshrim, with its picturesque view of Mount Hermon. Mike warned us that the fine weather that we were enjoying in Jerusalem is not expected t o be with us in the Galilee. However, we will do our best to see as much as we can as long as the rains and the low lying clouds will allow. When we left Jerusalem, we headed straight into the morning commuting traffic to Tel Aviv. We arrived at our first destination, however, earlier than expected due to Itzie’s driving…
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Sunday Evening
January 31, 2010
16 Shevat 5770
“Tu b’Shevat heegee’a, chag ha’ilanot…” These are the opening words to a song that celebrates Jewish Arbor Day, which was officially yesterday. It is customary in the Jewish tradition to go into the fields and to plant, as well as to eat many different types of fruits in celebration of the many blessings that trees offer us. Since it was Shabbat on the 15th, the planting would have to wait. As for the fruits, Lynn and I visited a friend in Jerusalem on Shabbat afternoon who treated us to candied etrog, which is only available in the stores in limited quantities at…
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Thursday Evening,
January 28, 2010
13 Shevat 5770
“Shalom Yerushalayim…” is one of many songs that have been written over the ages that try to describe the significance of this place to the Jewish people and their experience with God and nature. It is on the Temple Mount that Abraham nearly sacrificed Isaac. It is in this same place that the Holy of Holies once stood. It is here that our ancestors once gathered to celebrate the three pilgrimage festivals. Today, it is the seat of Israel’s government, the place where Israel buries her fallen soldiers, and the place where we remember the victims of the Holocaust and the stories…
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Wednesday Evening,
January 27, 2010
11 Shevat 5770
We are waiting to board our flight to Israel, leaving from Atlanta, Georgia. The President of the United States is currently giving his State of the Union address which is viewable at one of the other terminals. I have just finished reading an article written by Rabbi Daniel Gordis who made aliyah with his family a number of years ago, and reports on Israeli culture on a blog every month or so. At the end of November he wrote an article entitled “A Requiem for Peoplehood.” He reports a comment that was made to him following a presentation that he gave at…
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