tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.comments2023-04-12T14:55:19.021+03:00Nad-ned Nad-nedA Living Nadneydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comBlogger421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-5755978196043202322011-07-27T23:28:40.989+03:002011-07-27T23:28:40.989+03:00Thanks for all your warm wishes! It's really ...Thanks for all your warm wishes! It's really nice to be back.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-38549673136711786642011-07-27T10:08:52.916+03:002011-07-27T10:08:52.916+03:00Mazal tov and welcome back!Mazal tov and welcome back!mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-37451975441538069432011-07-27T05:55:06.344+03:002011-07-27T05:55:06.344+03:00Ditto: Mazel Tov, and glad you are back!Ditto: Mazel Tov, and glad you are back!rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-12185111983983400442011-07-27T05:07:33.107+03:002011-07-27T05:07:33.107+03:00Mazal tov, and welcome back!Mazal tov, and welcome back!The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-38768926508994338492011-07-26T22:32:02.862+03:002011-07-26T22:32:02.862+03:00We felt exactly the same way at each of our kids&#...We felt exactly the same way at each of our kids' bar/bat mitzvahs. There was no way we could've pulled it off without our wonderful neighbors and friends in our community.<br /><br />Mazal tov and continued nachat from your entire family!Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-12062593581286875602010-11-14T07:28:42.975+02:002010-11-14T07:28:42.975+02:00When I visited RivkA's shiva and I was asked w...When I visited RivkA's shiva and I was asked who I am by her siblings and mother, I just said: <br />"a blogger"<br />It was that Wed. and they just nodded.<br /><br />About that peculiar Israeli excuse:<br />"I wasn't thinking"<br />It drives me nuts. I try to tell them that it was the problem; it's not a reason/excuse. I know that they "weren't thinking." They should think of the consequences of their actions.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-78449457663513472252010-11-11T20:49:58.724+02:002010-11-11T20:49:58.724+02:00thank you for a smile and a perspective on aging. ...thank you for a smile and a perspective on aging. my 95 year old mother in law whom i love dearly would get along well with you granmother, or not, as the case may be. but they are two of the same kind. nice to know there are others out theres. cohenhttp://dallasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-77669495274922569152010-11-08T06:14:12.355+02:002010-11-08T06:14:12.355+02:00Thanks, ProfK. All the more so when you keep in m...Thanks, ProfK. All the more so when you keep in mind that the assessor and the auto shop routinely play "good-cop, bad-cop" so that no one has to own up to their responsibility.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-27648397456958445622010-11-07T23:07:20.260+02:002010-11-07T23:07:20.260+02:00I've honestly never understood the rationale f...I've honestly never understood the rationale for turning the other cheek when you've been insulted. All it seems to allow is that the insulter now can paatch you on both cheeks. Good for you for standing up for yourself and getting what you were entitled to.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-53318928211606417432010-11-07T22:11:38.582+02:002010-11-07T22:11:38.582+02:00Very good.Very good.http://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/http://abebedorespgondufo.blogs.sapo.pt/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-84732416424694253272010-11-05T03:10:14.896+02:002010-11-05T03:10:14.896+02:00What a truly moving post, and truly moving photos,...What a truly moving post, and truly moving photos, which show a woman full of life.<br /><br />I never met her. It's my loss. May RivkA get her well-deserved reward in Olam Habah...Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-83178368649703592422010-11-04T15:33:58.017+02:002010-11-04T15:33:58.017+02:00Beautiful, beautiful pictures. The joy radiates f...Beautiful, beautiful pictures. The joy radiates from her entire being. Thank you for sharing them.Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-51123911846278433902010-11-01T18:52:25.674+02:002010-11-01T18:52:25.674+02:00I did not know you personally, RivkA, but mourn yo...I did not know you personally, RivkA, but mourn your loss all the same. May you live on in the grace of what is beyond, and your family here live on in memory of you.Beth Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699804487443359309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-28767564565792324312010-10-31T18:13:57.447+02:002010-10-31T18:13:57.447+02:00What amazing pictures - your husband captured her ...What amazing pictures - your husband captured her spirit. The second one brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face...didn't know you could do both at the same time. Thank you for sharing!<br /><br />PaulaA Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-27379634405764110382010-10-31T08:48:24.764+02:002010-10-31T08:48:24.764+02:00wonderful post and gorgeous pictureswonderful post and gorgeous picturesBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-61954050952320402922010-10-31T07:49:31.997+02:002010-10-31T07:49:31.997+02:00I only really know RivkA from her blog. I have see...I only really know RivkA from her blog. I have seen this coming, but it is still a soul-searching pause for me. I think I will be posting less, and giving more to my family. (But I am not giving up posting ebtirely. Hope to read at least a BIT more from you as well....)rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-4759495153054433812010-10-31T07:11:43.678+02:002010-10-31T07:11:43.678+02:00RivkA and I met only once, and she was surrounded ...RivkA and I met only once, and she was surrounded by a gaggle of people (I have gotten the impression that this was her "way"), but she was clearly one of a kind and I will miss her spirit around the blogosphere.<br /><br />Like ilanadavita, I am glad to see you'll be posting again.OneTiredEmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786020912408441766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-20402742573030566902010-10-30T22:51:19.799+02:002010-10-30T22:51:19.799+02:00Beautiful post. RivkA certainly inspired many of u...Beautiful post. RivkA certainly inspired many of us. Besides I am glad you are back to blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-15712640923891797932010-10-30T21:25:44.063+02:002010-10-30T21:25:44.063+02:00I'm still here....
That's a fantastic ide...I'm still here....<br /><br />That's a fantastic idea, kol ha kavod to Rav Moshe, and thank you for sharing. Not only does that help to keep volunteer time under control (the need is so high, and it's easy to get carried away), but it gives people who can't afford to give a lot financially, to feel that their volunteer time is worth at least as much (and usually more).A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-6061103191338875832010-09-29T04:09:31.745+02:002010-09-29T04:09:31.745+02:00Haven't checked here in a long time, not sure ...Haven't checked here in a long time, not sure you are still reading, but here's a thought: Rav Moshe Feinstein linked volunteer time with tzedakah, suggesting that we use the maaser standard for volunteering.<br />To extend that a step further: Just as we cap maaser kesafim to avoid tapping a person too much, so, too, we must avoid tapping a person's volunteerism too much, draining him. We enjoy giving, it is all that you mention - but it can also be destructive...The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-67414658702056511132009-12-15T10:24:05.265+02:002009-12-15T10:24:05.265+02:00"Never underestimate what a simple gesture ca..."Never underestimate what a simple gesture can do.<br />It is the little things that you do that make a big difference in other people's lives."free datinghttp://www.hot555.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-25689531427428544452009-12-13T10:20:57.836+02:002009-12-13T10:20:57.836+02:00It is so hard, growing old...may your Grandma live...It is so hard, growing old...may your Grandma live to 120, no worse than she is now; you have the <i>zchut</i> of having her with you; my parents died many years ago (my mother died before my grandfather did). I did not have that privilege of having parents/grandparents with me for a long time; on the other hand, I didn't have the difficult task of caring for them...it's a double-edged sword...Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-45608705781589004922009-12-02T18:48:06.566+02:002009-12-02T18:48:06.566+02:00That sounds like a real challenge to your family. ...That sounds like a real challenge to your family. I wish you strength.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-47649931039043767262009-12-02T10:33:34.275+02:002009-12-02T10:33:34.275+02:00She sounds great and older than my father, who'...She sounds great and older than my father, who's 89 and living with us.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483254761600926617.post-20256829443747825492009-11-30T05:56:28.849+02:002009-11-30T05:56:28.849+02:00ProfK - Wonderful suggestion.
RM - Thank you.ProfK - Wonderful suggestion. <br /><br />RM - Thank you.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.com