Author Archives: pgold

Autism Awareness Month

Posted on April 7, 2011 by pgold

April has been designated as Autism Awareness Month. April 2nd has the official designation by the UN as World Autism Awareness Day and in the US we have extended this for the whole month. Many readers of my blog know … Continue reading →

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Chili Cookoff!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by pgold

I just got back from my Synagogue’s 2nd annual chili cookoff, and I came away with first prize! Up until now, I was thinking that I should keep my chili a closely guarded secret, but I think that it is … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Kashrut

Posted on January 21, 2011 by pgold

It has definitely been some time since I have blogged, and perhaps I will start again soon. In the meantime, here is a fun email I recently received. Enjoy! Ask Rabbi Pinky: On Synthetic Kashrus Rabboisai, this week I address … Continue reading →

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One Day More

Posted on November 27, 2010 by pgold

I am very excited that we will be seeing the new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables. This is by far my favorite Broadway show. I first saw this show in 1989 in New York City. I went with a … Continue reading →

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Get Back

Posted on November 25, 2010 by pgold

Wow, it’s been quite some time since I have written any blog entries. You would think that being unemployed would allow me a lot of time for things like this, and I guess it does, but for some reason I … Continue reading →

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Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mango Peach Salsa

Posted on September 1, 2010 by pgold

Wow that is a mouthful! But I hope that if you make this it will be a pleasant one. I am not good at naming things, so we’ll leave it at that. Marsha took out a big package of boneless … Continue reading →

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Washington DC Day 4

Posted on August 26, 2010 by pgold

Today ended up a pretty good day. I need to get to sleep so I’ll just give the highlights. We drove to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to see if they had tickets available, and sure enough, we were … Continue reading →

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Washington DC Day 3

Posted on August 25, 2010 by pgold

The past two days we have driven into DC with my in-laws in one car. Either they dropped us off or we just went to the lot with them. Today, however, we were going in different directions so we drove … Continue reading →

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Washington DC Day 2

Posted on August 24, 2010 by pgold

We got a nice start to our second day of touring in DC and we went first to the Museum of National History. There we saw the Hope Diamond and the wonderful butterfly exhibit. Here is a photo of Shayna … Continue reading →

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Washington DC Day 1

Posted on August 24, 2010 by pgold

The trip to DC was actually a nice ride, despite the traffic. Since my in-laws were with us, we went down in two cars. This allowed us to split the boys. Noam went in my in-laws car and Avi in … Continue reading →

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