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blessing
Have You But One Blessing?
It began with the first two human born into this world, the world\’s first brothers.
Show Me the Way
Not long ago, a friend of mine called me and said, "Naomi, I need your help.
Joined by a Kidney
\nOn the anniversary of Sept. 11, we offer a pancultural exchange with a happy ending.\n\nBack in November, UP FRONT reported about Patricia Abdullah, a Caucasian woman of Muslim faith who, after leading an unsuccessful search for a type O-positive kidney donor for acquaintance Mike Jones, an African American Christian, ultimately donated her own kidney. The Sept. 25 procedure was performed by Jewish and German surgeons at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a hospital founded by Jews.
Blowing the Shofar Is a Blast
"Go away!" Gabe, 15, yells at his two younger brothers, having been rudely awakened by a blast of the shofar.
The Long and Winding Road
A young friend of mine switched career paths, giving up on an industry that she did not find fulfilling. She is now working in a field that she finds challenging, has potential for growth and gives her opportunities to contribute in ways that are important to her.
Birth Pangs
The other day, I got a sample of Pampers in the mail. It doesn\’t happen very often now, fortunately.
Torah Portion
Pity Esau. One moment of weakness, one moment ofimpulse, and his birthright is gone. He goes out to fulfill hisfather\’s dying wish for a savory meal of game, and while he\’s outhunting, his mother and brother conspire and rob him of his blessing.Returning to his father with the feast, expecting at last to gain hisdue position as head of the clan, he is met with his father\’s emptyexcuses. And so Esau cries: \”Have you but one blessing, Father? Blessme too, Father!\” And Esau wept aloud (Genesis 27:38). Tears ofbetrayal, of pain, of rage, of broken dreams.
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