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I have complained about Presidential Inaugurals for years, and I have finally decided to write the letter–my own, as it were, “Inaugural Address”. I love watching the inauguration of our presidents; I’m awed by the pageantry and inspired by words that invariably invoke the best of what this country is, was and strives to become. […]

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Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 4:46 p.m. Torah: Ex. 10:1­13:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Havdalah: 5:49 p.m. The splitting of the Red (Reed) Sea was the remarkable miracle that indisputably confirmed the Hebrews as free people. The Egyptians had chased them into the desert, hoping to force their former slaves to return; Moses extended his hand over […]

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The baseball great Stan Musial passed away this week and, with his passing, a piece of my past died, as well. Allow me to explain. I am named after my great-grandfather, Shmuel Aryeh Poplack. For some reason, however, my father did not like the name Samuel, the corresponding English name for Shmuel. A sports fan […]

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