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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: Red Alert Jerusalem
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Did you know there's an app for that? I also can't really begin to imagine what it must be like having to worry every single moment that a rocket may be on its way in about 15 seconds. But around 6 PM, as we were sitting in our apartment, the alert suddenly read "Jerusalem." Now I had my family's moment of worry. We quickly put on shoes and headed for the bomb shelter in our building. Why didn't we hear the siren? What to do now? Well, we decided to...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: August 2013
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, August 11, 2013. AJWS Trip to India Slideshow. While my sabbatical is long gone, here is a slideshow of an impactful trip to India with 16 other rabbis sponsored by the American Jewish World Service. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Jonah and his trip. AJWS Trip to India Slideshow. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: August 2011
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, August 14, 2011. The Last, the Very Last- Final Sabbatical Thoughts. Concluding Thoughts About Israel. First, I realize that we were not living in reality. Spending four months without having to work in the holiest city in the world is not the same as grinding out the reality of life. It's time to wake up, but that doesn't mean I don't get to appreciate the dream. What will I miss the most? I love our Shabbat services back in Oakland and our neighborhood Havdalah se...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: June 2011
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, June 26, 2011. Temple Beth Abraham in Israel. For the last several weeks we have been counting the days until the congregation arrived. Now that they are here and we have spent the better part of a week together, the excitement was truly justified. In the King Solomon Hotel lobby, so happy to see our friends. The "black hat" frum Rabbi Bloom with Rebbetzin Bloom in background. These pictures don't quite do it justice, but it was awesome in every sense of the word!
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: April 2011
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, April 24, 2011. A vacation like week in Jerusalem. What a blessing! People We Saw This Week. As in Dubai and China, we feel extremely fortunate to have generous friends all over the world. Yaron and Tali Lipschitz, who spent three years in Oakland as educators and Shlichim in various capacities, have given us a standing invitation to do our laundry at their house! Thank you Yaron and Tali, for the friendship, food, and laundry! Visiting some of Israel's amazing muse...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: May 2011
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Saturday, May 28, 2011. Jerusalem Week 7- Israeli "Show". Relatively speaking, this was an uneventful week. We went to our Ulpans, I walked my usual 2 K each way to do laundry at a friends, we ate well, we studied hard. I got to see an old childhood friend. For those who know me, that's an almost every week occurrence. Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Childhood friend Martin Lowenstein, who now lives in Israel. The Show- Ballet at Safra Square. Quite an eventful ...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: Always an Interesting Time to Be in Israel
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Always an Interesting Time to Be in Israel. It is always an interesting time to be in Israel. You never know what crisis of the moment will be happening when you book your trip months in advance. Right now, as I'm sure most of you have read about already, the crisis is responding to the tragic murder of the three Israeli teens, Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrah. Bloom, Zangwill, and Morris Clans in the Jewish Quarter of Old City. The Obl...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: AJWS Trip to India Slideshow
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, August 11, 2013. AJWS Trip to India Slideshow. While my sabbatical is long gone, here is a slideshow of an impactful trip to India with 16 other rabbis sponsored by the American Jewish World Service. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jonah and his trip. AJWS Trip to India Slideshow. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: The Last, the Very Last--Final Sabbatical Thoughts
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Sunday, August 14, 2011. The Last, the Very Last- Final Sabbatical Thoughts. Concluding Thoughts About Israel. First, I realize that we were not living in reality. Spending four months without having to work in the holiest city in the world is not the same as grinding out the reality of life. It's time to wake up, but that doesn't mean I don't get to appreciate the dream. What will I miss the most? I love our Shabbat services back in Oakland and our neighborhood Havdalah se...
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog: July 2014
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Rabbi Bloom's Sabbatical Blog. Saturday, July 12, 2014. The Obligatory Slide Show. I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked. But this may be the most memorable trip ever- for good and bad. L'hitraot Israel. I am sure I will see you again soon. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Did you know there's an app for that? I also can't really begin to imagine what it must be like having to worry every single moment that a rocket may be on its way in about 15 seconds. What to do now? Do we hunker down in the ap...
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