I do not know if the phrase "every day is a victory" is in fact my father's or something he heard or read somewhere, but I truly believe it is a saying that provides me comfort and hope each and every day. If someone knows its origins, please advise...
For all the mishigas (sp?) that goes on in my life, it is my mishigas. For all the stress my children put us through, it is our stress. And while sometimes I would like to pawn it off on someone, there apparently are no takers.
I guess the same could be said of a congregation. There will always be mishigas, but it is our mishigas. Alot of the self-inflicted mishigas we bring to bear on ourselves becomes part of the perception of a Jew and our Jewish heritage. We seem to be more inclined to attacking one another as opposed to protecting and growing the flock.
Yet, together with all the mishigas, there does come the occasional joys, the nachas, the satisfaction of completing a task, having a productive discussion, getting something done; advancing a positive moral and ethical agenda in the name of G-d.
So while the daily stresses of our personal lives, professional/business issues and FHC are certainly things that give our lives mishigas, we should try and take the mishigas in stride, learn from it and try to kvetch less and expend more of our energies on problem solving and not problem rehashing and reliving.
I truly hope that we can spend more of our time and energy in the future finding ways to grow the nachas and reduce the mishigas. Certainly that is my desire and hope. If not, I can always take comfort in knowing that no matter what, every day is a victory.
Shalom.
Jeremy
Friday, May 18, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
FHC from above
No, I did not hire a helicopter to photograph FHC. As most of you may be aware, Google Earth provides free access to satellite photography. I thought it might be nice for us to look at FHC from above so that we can continue to improve what we have below.Shalom.
Jeremy
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
On behalf of my family, I want to thank those friends and family members who contributed to the 4-12-07 TSA gala.
While I know this blog entry is not directly related to FHC, I do know that several FHC members and friends made contributions to this event which is working to find a cure for my son's disease. For that, I truly appreciate their generosity.
Since the last post was not in the best of taste, I thought everyone might enjoy a beautiful picture of Julianne Moore (and me of course), the actress who continues to work tirelessly for TSA. The picture is from the the gala where Ms. Moore was an honorary chairperson together with Tiki Barber.
Shalom. Jeremy
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
TOWN HALL MEETING 4/22/07 AT TEMPLE BETH EL, CHAPPAQUA, NY (READ BELOW)
AIPAC
and
NOW ISRAEL
The Israel Action Committees of Northern Westchester
present a town hall meeting focused on
The State of the U.S.-Israel Relationship
Sunday, April 22nd 3:00 pmTemple Beth El 220 South Bedford RoadChappaqua, New York
As space is limited, advanced registration is strongly recommended.
For additional information or to RSVP, contact AIPAC Director for Westchester Ilana Decker at 212-750-4110 or idecker@aipac.org
or NOW ISRAEL Chair Dennis Monasebian at adee18fam@aol.com
and
NOW ISRAEL
The Israel Action Committees of Northern Westchester
present a town hall meeting focused on
The State of the U.S.-Israel Relationship
Sunday, April 22nd 3:00 pmTemple Beth El 220 South Bedford RoadChappaqua, New York
As space is limited, advanced registration is strongly recommended.
For additional information or to RSVP, contact AIPAC Director for Westchester Ilana Decker at 212-750-4110 or idecker@aipac.org
or NOW ISRAEL Chair Dennis Monasebian at adee18fam@aol.com
Monday, March 26, 2007
October 21, 2007 50th Anniversary Gala: Lock it in to go!!!!!
The 50th Annivesary Gala Committee met this weekend and the enthusiasm was terrific!!!!
We have commenced taking reservations for the gala and for journal ads and we are off to a great start.
Check your mail for more information concerning this event. Should anyone want more information, or is willing to help the Gala Committee, they can contact me and I will forward it to the Chairperson of the Committee, my lovely wife.
My e-mail is jkrantz@smithkrantz.com or rjkrantzbest@yahoo.com
Shalom.
Jeremy
We have commenced taking reservations for the gala and for journal ads and we are off to a great start.
Check your mail for more information concerning this event. Should anyone want more information, or is willing to help the Gala Committee, they can contact me and I will forward it to the Chairperson of the Committee, my lovely wife.
My e-mail is jkrantz@smithkrantz.com or rjkrantzbest@yahoo.com
Shalom.
Jeremy
Monday, March 12, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
SCRIP EARNS FHC $36,000 PER YEAR!!!!
Now that I have your attention, read below.
Last night I had my daughter run our Scrip order over to the Scrip coordinator and I calculated that FHC will make about $40. on my order. That may not sound like much, but, if only 75 families were to do the same and it was done for a full year, FHC would earn $36,000. for the year. Certainly we can do even better with more involvement. I just gave the above example of what Scrip can mean for FHC.
That is correct. FHC can earn tons of money with no expense to the purchasers of the Scrip. You buy $100. worth of Scrip and you get $100. of value on a gift card usable at the store/vendor of your choice. FHC gets a percentage from the Scrip company.
In my case FHC made 32 dollars on my supermarket purchases and another 8 dollars on movie theater scrip; two things most of us do all the time.
This is a "no brainer" to contribute to FHC and to keep FHC dues down.
I urge everyone to purchase Scrip. In my opinion, there is simply no easier, less painful method of helping FHC make ends meet.
I would also like to point out that there is nothing stopping us from taking Scrip orders from non-members and making money on those purchases. Friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, etc.
Shalom. Jeremy
Last night I had my daughter run our Scrip order over to the Scrip coordinator and I calculated that FHC will make about $40. on my order. That may not sound like much, but, if only 75 families were to do the same and it was done for a full year, FHC would earn $36,000. for the year. Certainly we can do even better with more involvement. I just gave the above example of what Scrip can mean for FHC.
That is correct. FHC can earn tons of money with no expense to the purchasers of the Scrip. You buy $100. worth of Scrip and you get $100. of value on a gift card usable at the store/vendor of your choice. FHC gets a percentage from the Scrip company.
In my case FHC made 32 dollars on my supermarket purchases and another 8 dollars on movie theater scrip; two things most of us do all the time.
This is a "no brainer" to contribute to FHC and to keep FHC dues down.
I urge everyone to purchase Scrip. In my opinion, there is simply no easier, less painful method of helping FHC make ends meet.
I would also like to point out that there is nothing stopping us from taking Scrip orders from non-members and making money on those purchases. Friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, etc.
Shalom. Jeremy
Monday, February 19, 2007
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