The Secret History of the Fruit in Your Bowl – A poem for parsha Ki Tavo
Rick Lupert
September 19, 2019
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miracles
The Amazon’s magical mystery rabbi
Jewish Journal
November 2, 2006
Details of Rabbi Shalom Emmanuel Muyal\’s mission and death in the Amazon remain obscure, but that\’s nothing compared to the mystery of his afterlife.
Over a Cliff
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
December 22, 2005
I once heard a colleague recount how, after lecturing about God, a man came up and told him that he was impressed with his lecture. He explained that although he wasn\’t personally observant and didn\’t attend synagogue, he had a close relationship with the Almighty.
Silence Is Golden
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
October 28, 2004
A saleswoman, driving home in northern Arizona, sees a Navajo woman hitchhiking, stops the car and invites the Navajo woman to join her.
Jewish Wizard Takes Flight in New Potter Book
Gaby Wenig
July 24, 2003
Dr. Raymond Jones, a professor of English at the University of Alberta, who teaches literature courses in \”Harry Potter,\” said that is was highly probable that Anthony is Jewish.
Another Oil Miracle
Judy Zeidler
November 21, 2002
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, is a time to recall the miracle that occurred more than 2,000 years ago, and celebrate the discovery of the small amount of oil that burned for eight days, the amount of time needed to prepare pure oil from the local olive trees to rekindle the flame. That miracle is the focus of the Chanukah celebration that begins at sundown Friday, Nov. 29. Was it also a miracle that this event occurred at this time, since the months of November and December are the usual time for the olive harvest?
Coincidence? I Think Not
Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
August 1, 2002
When two friends who are torn apart by the Holocaust discover nearly 40 years later that they live in the same New York neighborhood, some would call it "coincidence."
Relying on Miracles
Marlene Adler Marks
December 13, 2001
Before the last Chanukah candle is lit, I\’d like to say a word about miracles.
New York Miracle
Teresa Strasser
August 2, 2001
All I\’ve done in New York is walk. I can\’t stop walking. I\’ve rotated my shoes to disperse the blisters, but it hasn\’t helped much. Still, I walk.
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