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Jewish Gipsy in Toronto or Whatever Happens, Happens for Good
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Musings by a Jewish Torontonian about Judaism, Torah, comminity, love, life and much more.
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Miracles
When faced with my own personal challenges, I used to spend days thinking how, surely, the life was unfair to me. Definitely, I deserved better!Since then I have stopped living in the categories of 'fair' vs 'unfair'. They are too subjective. Somethi...
La Vie en Rose
It constantly amazes me how much we are waiting for something bad to happen, and when it does happen we are always prepared for that.We are rarely prepared for something good. Think how we take compliments. We don't really know what to do with them -...
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I was waiting for the bus and looking at a little girl playing with a pink balloon. She was blissfully happy trying to hit the balloon and laughing. Her laugh was like one thousand tiny little bells; her eyes were sparkling.A twenty-something lady wa...
Who are we to judge?
Last year I was debating whether I should organize a clothes drive in support of one of the refugee shelters in Toronto. One friend asked me if there were any Palestinians there and how I would feel if my support went to them.It was a good question. ...
Nie Wieder
Some time ago one guy said to me: you, Jews, are lucky. I mentally yawned. I knew where he was going to: you, Jews, are lucky because you have money! I personally would like to know where this money is! I would love to have some! U-huh, I said. Lucky...
How to Become Happy
This past Shabbat my Rabbi advised us during the weekly rabbinical wisdom session that we have to be happy and not miserable Jews.Unfortunately, he did not say how to become happy. So, I decided to venture into this tricky field of how to transf...
