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Fanya’s Funeral

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Neil

Sophia asked me to speak at her mother’s funeral instead of her. It was intimidating because most of the attendees at the service only spoke Russian, so as I spoke my eulogy, it was as if I was speaking to … Continue reading →

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Sophia’s Mom

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Neil

Sophia’s mother passed away on Tuesday. Today is the funeral. It was unexpected, since it was her husband who was bedridden. Fanya had an interesting and adventurous life, which took her from the horrors of war-torn Soviet Union to present-day … Continue reading →

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Earth, Wind, and Fire

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Neil

Today I will continue my tradition of writing a blog post about my neighborhood without walking a block from my mother’s apartment building.  I’ve introduced you to the supermarket downstairs with the crashing cars and the religious Jewish guy with … Continue reading →

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Modern Talmudic Question

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Neil

If a rabbi comes to make a shiva call and there are no available parking spaces outside so he parks "illegally" in the parking-lot of the next-door supermarket, is he required to buy something from the store or is it … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on September 24, 2005 by Neil

At my father’s service, I made a little speech where I talked about my father’s different "families" — his relatives, his co-workers, his friends, etc.  I wonder if at the funerals of the future, people will also be talking about … Continue reading →

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The Funeral

Posted on September 24, 2005 by Neil

Today was my father’s funeral.  The last two days were very emotional and I still find it too difficult to write about it. As the limo took us home, I said: "The rabbi had it easy.  He said such beautiful … Continue reading →

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