Author Archives: pgold

Vacation

It has again been some time since I have written in my blog. The past month has been somewhat difficult for us. Avi began camp and had some great days there but then started to have some difficulties when things … Continue reading

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The Long and Winding Road

Longer time readers of my blog might know that when my posting title is the same as my blog title, it is time for an Avi update. I have not written about Avi is quite some time, and a few … Continue reading

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Unemployment

This past Friday my boss had me come in for a meeting at 8 am and when I got there he told me that they were going to let me go. I knew this was coming for a number of … Continue reading

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Kosher

My friend Tori Avey at the Shiksa blog wrote a wonderful piece titled How the Shiksa keeps Kosher. In the post she discusses her path to Kashrut and her personal “style” of kosher. She asked for people to comment with … Continue reading

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Eleanor Rigby

Twenty Four years ago today the Beatles began to record one of the more significant songs in their catalog. Eleanor Rigby is significant for a number of reasons. First off, it is a song where you can clearly see the … Continue reading

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Passover Seder

Four days and counting! Not a lot of time left, and a ton of things to do. I think we are probably either on schedule or just behind to get everything done. Of course that means more late nights coming … Continue reading

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Your Mother Should Know

How to make Gefilte Fish that is! I just had to throw in another Beatles title. If there ever was a dish that was quintessentially Jewish, Gefilte Fish is probably that dish, or at least in a very small list. … Continue reading

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Passover, the holiday of eating

It’s a week before Passover and everything is beginning to come together. The house is being cleaned and by tonight our oven (and half of our kitchen) will be kosher for Passover and read for cooking. Tonight’s job is to … Continue reading

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The Long and Winding Road

Some of my longer time readers may remember what was going on in my family’s life last year around Passover. Avi had become so unstable, that we moved him to a partial hospital program which then transferred him to an … Continue reading

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Passover Conundrum

Alright, maybe not a real conundrum, but after a post about the more well known (and controversial ) topic of Kitniyot, I wanted to talk about something a little less well known outside of Orthodox circles. But first, I want … Continue reading

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