I am on a journey, to make Aliyah, and want to share my journey with my family, friends and anyone that is interested. I made the decision to make Aliyah in December 2002 and now I am actually doing it. This blog will chronicle my story and adventures leading up to getting on the plane and then the continuing story of the beginning of my new life in Israel and what I experience once there. ___________________________________________
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Pic and Video Update
I am still using a "borrowed" internet connection and it doesn't always connect and when it does it can be slow at times. It took a while but I got the files uploaded to YouTube and now ready to share with you all.
New and Old (Anshei Darom FJMC Presidents - Steve Krodman and me at the FJMC convention in Philadelphia
I am still learning how to use the video camera and I appologize for the unedited files, but I wanted to get them up and not drag this out.
I am your typical (whatever that is) guy originating from Columbia, SC. I grew up next to my synagogue. This afforded me many opportunities to be involved. I re-formed our USY chapter and served as president. I graduated high school, got married and planned to be a Rabbi. Life has twists and rather than becoming a rabbi, became disconnected uninvolved for many years. I had kids, moved to Utah and the Mormon missionaries pushed me back into the Synagogue. (I guess they lost points on me) Somewhere in there I had also moved to Atlanta and found lots of Jewish things to be involved in. I became involved in Mosaic (Jewish Outdoor Club) and eventually was President of the local club and on the national board. On a hike, I heard about a volunteer program, Sar-El, and thought it sounded cool, so I went to Israel and volunteered in the army. At my shul, I helped re-start our Men's club, then became regional VP and then President of the Region. I have moved back to SC. This year is full of changes for me and my family: I have a college graduate, a new son-in-law, a grad student and two high school seniors, oh yeah how could I forget my grandbaby (Jessica and Tyler's cat...) and my aliyah
Mazal Tov On Our Bar Mitzvah!
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Today is our Bar Mitzvah Aliyahversary. Nefesh B'Nefesh asked me to share a
few words about what our Aliyah means to us 13 years later. Here is what I
had ...
FOOD MUSINGS - Did you know that........
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CINNAMON: Have you ever eaten cinnamon? Don't say "yes" too quickly; you
may be wrong. Cinnamon-snobs (and yes there are such people) say that only
Ceylon ...
AN END... AND A BEGINNING
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“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” - Mark Twain
As yet, there have been no such reports - exaggerated or not - at least as
far as my own de...
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