Special Occasions

Bar Mitzvah Anniversary (Chanukah - A Time for Light)

Jan — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0700

December 20, 2003

Aventura, Florida

My fellow congregants, my neighbors and dear friends, my special students and my family gathered here today:

I am so happy to be with you as I celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah. Thank you for sharing this milestone with me.

Wedding Anniversary 2006: The Baroque Room

Jan — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:00:00 +0700

My Dear Family and Devoted Friends,

Do you remember where you were on Sunday afternoon, October 9, 1966?

Perhaps you were preparing for Game 4 of The World Series? Or maybe looking for a line on The Giants? Or maybe you were struggling with the Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle?

Yom Kippur 2007: Good Advice

Jan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:22:25 +0700

Bangkok
Sunday
23 September 2007

Dear Stanley,

Thank you for your Yom Kippur e-card with the printed sentiment, "Wishing you an easy fast."

Many of us have been using this greeting for as long as I can remember. We all wish for an easy fast on Yom Kippur; we recall the difficulty of not eating or drinking for twenty-four hours, especially us coffee addicts.

Chanukah 2007: A Miracle

Jan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0700

Bangkok 8 December 2007
Hello, Happy Chanukah.	Please click on the image for more Chanukah 2007 photos.

December 2007: “Be Careful What You Wish For....”

Jan — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:51:14 +0700

154/171 First Tower
Sukhumvit Soi 1
Klongtoey-Nua
Wattana, Bangkok
Thailand 10110

24 December 2007

Dear Family and Friends,

Have you heard the expression, “Be careful what you wish for….”?

Christmas 2007: Melly Clisma

Jan — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:01:34 +0700

Bangkok
Thailand

December 26, 2007

Hi Friends,

Christmas here is almost a non event. Yet, there is a Christmas Spirit.

The shopping malls have huge trees in the lobby; the obligatory carols play in the background. One shop was playing "It's a Blue Christmas Without You" by Elvis. I sang along with him as I was choosing a new calendar. I did get strange looks and a couple of smiles. A few of the sales people wore red and white Santa caps. In one large store the local church sent over a choir complete with violin and guitar. You ever heard "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" in Thai?

December 2007: Giants v Patriots: “Crush Them”

Jan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:21:34 +0700

9:30 am
30 December 2007
Bangkok, Thailand

………………………..

9:30 pm
29 December 2007
Giants Stadium
The Meadowlands
New Jersey

New Year's Eve 2007: Tennyson

Jan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:02:01 +0700

Bangkok, Thailand
31 December 2007
New Year’s Eve

Dear Family and Friends,

When I was a young boy my parents purchased a series of literary classics. There must have been one hundred hard bound books, from Defoe to Dickens to Flaubert to Stevenson to I don’t remember who else. My parents hoped that my sister Paula and I would read them all and then “go to the head of the class.”

2008 Super Bowl XLII: Geography Trumps History

Jan — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:18:44 +0700

Konrad F

Florida

USA

February 2, 2008

Dear Konrad,

(cc: Sport-fans)

Thank you for your response to my Super Bowl letter.

2008 Super Bowl XLII: Super Big Problem: "Who do I root for?"

Jan — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:18:44 +0700

Konrad F.
Florida
USA
Bangkok
Thailand

3 February 2008

Dear Konrad,

(cc: Sport-fans)

Thank you for your response to my Giants - Patriots problem-letter last fall.