Friday, September 17, 2004

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This Israeli in Me OK, I admit it: I didn’t want to leave. This past summer, after seven weeks on the road – the longest consecutive period ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2004

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Needles Blood and chocolate. That was essentially the two-word take away from the email we received a few weeks ago from our synagogue annou...
Wednesday, July 07, 2004

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The Last Tuck-in For 13 years, I knew this day was coming. I’m not talking about my son Amir’s upcoming bar mitzvah. No, this was a mome...
Monday, June 07, 2004

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Mmmm...Crunchy When I was growing up, my mother wouldn’t let me in the kitchen. I suppose she thought she was doing me some kind of favo...
Friday, May 07, 2004

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Matzomelettes Let me start off by saying that cooking has never been my forte. Growing up, my mother wouldn’t even let my brother and me...
Wednesday, April 07, 2004

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Better off Red than Dead Let me state upfront I’m not a big fan of the Dead Sea. Sure it’s cool to bathe in a body of water so filled wi...
Monday, March 08, 2004

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On Being Five Dear Aviv, It’s hard to believe you’ve been with us for five whole years now. I hope it’s been a good five years for yo...
Saturday, February 28, 2004

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The Naked Truth We had just collected the kids from Camp Jaycee, the Jewish Community Center Day Camp in La Jolla not far from where we’...
Sunday, January 18, 2004

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The Drop Zone It is a hazy Sunday in Los Angeles and we are dropping off our eleven-year-old son Amir for his first overnight camping ex...
Sunday, January 11, 2004

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Nana's Song When I was born, my ma and pa looked at me and said "oh sha" Pa went out and had a drink The doctor said ...
Sunday, January 04, 2004

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Channeling Louis Armstrong It seemed like just an ordinary wedding band. That was until the band leader started channeling Louis Armstro...
Thursday, November 20, 2003

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The Lost Jews of Jaipur I was walking across the street in the Old City of Jaipur on the third day of our trip to India. I had just bou...
Thursday, July 17, 2003

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Amir Against the Wind A special bonus story from This Normal Life Last year it was falling planters. This year, the whole roof was in ...
Thursday, July 10, 2003

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This Normal Life Live! Brian Blum is coming to a city near you. A new speaking tour is planned for late 2003. If you'd like to join ...
Thursday, July 03, 2003

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Boogie Brian It’s the final day of a wonderful vacation in Southern California, and we are at the beach. Even though it’s the middle of ...