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Monday, January 13, 2025
Family Praising God Among the Ashes of Their Home
From People -
Bette Midler Shares Video of Family Singing After Their Home of 37 Years is Destroyed in L.A. Fire: 'So Glad We Can Offer Some Small Comfort’
The actress posted the heartwarming clip on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 10
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Comforting a Mourner With Thoughtful Questions
An excerpt from FORWARD: JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT. -
What’s the best thing to say to a mourner? A rabbi responds
At a house of shiva, listening and being present can be more important than talking
By Rabbi Daniel
What’s the best thing to say to someone when visiting them during shiva, the week of Jewish mourning following a death in the family?
It may sound odd, but the answer to this question was revealed to me in the middle of the night while holding my two-week-old granddaughter.
As my daughter and son-in-law convalesced in our home, my wife and I volunteered to have the baby sleep in our room to give our daughter some rest while she recuperated from the birth. I was exhausted in the early morning hours and my wife said to me, “Do not think about how tired you are right now. Think about what the baby needs.” Those words shifted my perspective from being self-centered to other-centered. At that moment, my granddaughter needed my full attention.
The perspective on being fully present for another and being mindful of their needs is the secret to a meaningful shiva visit and in enriching all of our relationships. All too often, when we enter a house of mourning, the discomfort of not knowing what to say leads to an environment of levity and distraction from the purpose of the visit.
Having gone to hundreds of shiva homes and spoken with countless mourners, the most comforting visits may be in just listening to the mourner speak about their loved one. Ask a few questions to evoke their relationship with the person for whom they are mourning.
Here are some ideas for questions:
- What are some positive memories with your father or mother that you will never forget?
- Can you share some of your parents’ values? What was important to them?
- Did your loved one visit Israel and on what occasion?
- What were some of the most meaningful conversations with your loved one?
Be fully engaged when they speak, knowing that your empathy will provide comfort to them. When we provide the mourner with the opportunity to share stories, the memory of their relative becomes alive and truly felt. The mourners sense their loved one is being honored and remembered when we put away our phones and listen fully. This sentiment can be the most comforting of all.
https://forward.com/culture/686161/shiva-jewish-mourner-what-to-say/
Grandma's Flu Bomb
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From Lo.Reyez - Abuela’s flu BOMB: - 2 tbs ginger - 1 tbs tumeric - 1 tsp minced garlic - 1 pinch of black pepper (this activates the tumeric) - 1 pinch cayenne pepper - cinnamon (to taste) - cover in honey take 1 tbs and mix it with WARM water and drink or take it straight 😉 #naturalremedy #fluseason #holistichealth #healthtok #creatorsearchinsights
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Stealing Bases & Hearts
An excerpt from The Shadow League -
‘Everybody Wanted To Play Like Man of Steal’: With Rickey Henderson Gone, Black Baseball Loses Another Legend Of Its Soul Patrol
by J.R. Gamble
The greatest leadoff hitter in MLB history passed away on Friday at the age of 65. Rickey Henderson was the total package of speed, power and swag, influencing the styles of thousands of baseball players of future generations.
While baseball’s all-time stolen base leader’s death came as a shock, a dagger even, to the baseball community, it’s also a reminder of how fragile life is and, as far as its impact on Black baseball, Henderson’s passing is a reminder of the African-American pioneers and titans of the game that have left this earth since Frank Robinson’s passing at the age of 83 in 2019.
Not only the sport of baseball, but the culture, history and lineage of Black excellence in baseball, dating back to the Negro leagues, is lost with each passing of these game-changers.
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| With the recent passing of MLB legend Rickey Henderson, six of the most influential figures in the history of Black Baseball have passed away in the last five years (Photo: Getty Images) |
Robinson was a vocal critic of baseball for not hiring more black managers. He was considered “controversial”
for bringing light to baseball’s racial disparity in leadership positions. Robinson retired fourth on baseball’s all-time
home run list and he earned every one of his 586 career bombs.
In 1968, Gibson posted a minuscule 1.12 ERA and then MLB lowered the mound because of his sheer dominance
to return an advantage to the batters. Gibson is tied with CC Sabathia for the most wins (251) by a Black Ace
and his blazing heater and head-hunter attitude became a standard for intimidating hurlers. There are only
15 Black pitchers or “Black Aces” in the history of MLB. Gibson might be the best of them all.
In his 1976 memoir “Lou Brock: Stealing is My Game,” he explained his success. Take a “modest lead”
and “stand perfectly still.” The pitcher was obligated to move, if only “to deliver the pitch.
Monday, December 30, 2024
Sunday, December 29, 2024
NBA Fans Are Speechless Watching Victor Wembanyama Play Chess in the Park
From TotalProSports.com
POV: You’re playing chess with @wemby on a Saturday morning in Washington Square Park ♟️🗽 pic.twitter.com/gnxdvPE69l
— NBA (@NBA) December 28, 2024
Friday, December 27, 2024
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Dr. Richard Bridgewater: A Phenomenal OB-GYN
Thank God for the families blessed to experience childbirth this way. - Faye
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