Birthright Day 2

Admin/ June 14, 2015/ Rants

I have written about keeping the Shabbat before on my blog, but when in Israel, the day of rest takes on a whole new meaning. In the United States, Friday night through Saturday night is considered the weekend, which for many is still a work day.  In Israel, the entire country basically shuts down.  All the shops close.  All business

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Birthright Day 1

Admin/ June 12, 2015/ Rants

Today I spent my first true day in Israel.  Already seeing how amazing the country is, I was still not prepared for the splendor of the north. First I went Banyas and got very close to the Lebenon border.  The waterfall was a spectacular sight as was the gorge created by the river that eventually becomes part of the Jordan

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Israel Birthright Trip: Day 0

Admin/ June 10, 2015/ Rants

  Today I embark on the journey of a lifetime.  Today I will be driving south to Miami to catch a plane to the holy land Israel.  My Birthright Trip begins today! I will be doing my best to chronicle my trip on my blog, and in a perfect world I would write a post for each and every day

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A Divine Moment

Admin/ June 8, 2015/ Political

  As a person of faith, I have come to think that few things in the universe (if any at all) are random chance.  So of course given the incredible situation I found myself today, I stand with this idea   As many of you may or may not know, I will be going to Israel in two days from

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Trying League Yet Again

Admin/ June 6, 2015/ Video Games

  MOBAS are an unusual game.  People spends hours day after day getting better at the games but they also must contend with teammates who may or may not also be doing the same thing.  This of course as the games have become famous for at this point, leads to toxic gaming communities. As a result of this negativity, I

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Best Wishes to My Brother

Admin/ June 5, 2015/ Rants

  I know I am late as your birthday was yesterday, but I wanted to take some time to wish my Brother Scott a Happy Birthday. I know we don’t talk as much as we used to. But that’s inevitable when we live more than 12 hours from each other and both of us have quite busy lives.  Still, I

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The importance of taking little breaks from Social Media

Admin/ June 3, 2015/ Rants

I know the title of this seems silly considering that I probably lead you to this post by the very social media I am describing, but hear me out.  While social media is fantastic, and allows people to communicate in ways like never before, it also had led to higher levels of depression in some as well as anxiety.  even

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