Archive for the ‘Family Life’ Category

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  Things My Father Taught Me: Here, O Israel

  February 8, 2015 • Faith, Family Life, Things My Father Taught Me •

  There were two things my father, Marvin, considered to be the foundation for everything else my brother, Hal, and I needed to...

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  A picture of an emotional day

  December 1, 2012 • Blog, Family Life, Things My Father Taught Me, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of an emotional day In third grade, I broke both the major bones in my leg and they did not heal correctly, requiring...

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  Brain Tumors Do Not Usually Have Happy Endings

  June 10, 2011 • Family Life, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of a Happy Ending Brain tumors usually do not have happy endings, and this time, usually is the “operative”...

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  The Most Important Bar Mitzvah Gift

  June 1, 2011 • Faith, Family Life, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of something you have not outgrown My bar mitzvah invitation. Beginning with my bar mitzvah and lasting until the end...

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  Love: The Difference Between a House and a Home

  May 22, 2011 • Family Life, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of the home you grew up in. Before the “Real World” of my adult life were the “Wonder Years” of my...

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  When the Last Laugh IS the Last Laugh

  May 16, 2011 • Family Life, Things My Father Taught Me, Verbal Snapshots •

  Zandra and Marvin Yaffe | February 7, 1960 | Collingwood Avenue Temple, Toledo, Ohio During their wedding rehearsal, when the...

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  Once a Fat Kid, Always a Fat Kid

  April 22, 2011 • Family Life, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of your biggest insecurity My weight/appearance For anyone who grew up as “the fat kid,” you can relate....

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  Family: Who Makes Life Worth Living

  April 18, 2011 • Family Life, Verbal Snapshots •

  A picture of yourself and those you could never imagine your life without. Aunt Saundra & Uncle Howard Yaffe & Aunt...