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Never Coincidental…

Lottie Kestenbaum — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:04:28 +0000

(Sorry this is a day late!) This year Yom Yerushalyaim and Victory in Europe (VE) Day, the day the allies’ defeated Germany fell on the same English date, May 8. At first glance I thought this was just an ironic coincidence. On May 8, 1945, the Germans surrendered after almost six years of a vicious [...]

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The Internet Diet

Lottie Kestenbaum — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:08:33 +0000

This week I learned a really important lesson. Basically if you are reading an article read the full article. Some may think this is obvious but I didn’t think so until I read half of an article, then decided to base my entire upcoming week on the half an article I read only to then [...]

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Facebook Friends vs The FBI…

Lottie Kestenbaum — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:39:24 +0000

For a large portion of my life I was the extreme of extremists. The moment I heard there was a terrorist attack anywhere my first thought was “the terrorist’s last words were ‘Allah achbar.’” When I heard there was a money laundering scandal I knew the next word I would see would be someone’s name ending [...]

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Yom HaZikaron

Lottie Kestenbaum — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:58:59 +0000

It is Yom HaZikaron and yet this morning I was standing next to Almoni. It is the day to remember and I was standing next to a man named, Anonymous. He was killed near Jerusalem on the fourth of the month of Nissan 1947. That is all that remains of his life. No one was [...]

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Thoughts On Yom HaShoah

Lottie Kestenbaum — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:49:25 +0000

This morning, Yom HaShoah, I was on a bus on my way to Jerusalem. On the bus I was thinking how less than 80 years ago Jews from all over Europe were on a journey as well. However, the trains that they were on were taking them to an unknown destination. I opened the [...]

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The Big Bad “F Word”

Lottie Kestenbaum — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:38:33 +0000

My dad always tells me to start every article I write or speech I give with a story because if I don’t no one will listen. Yes, you all know that’s true. So get comfortable for story time. I was with a friend yesterday in Tel Aviv. Great day, great time blah blah blah. As [...]

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Walk that walk

Lottie Kestenbaum — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:17:41 +0000

You can take someone out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of them. Growing up in New Jersey and spending every free moment I had in the magical streets of Manhattan, I learned several survival skill lessons. However, there is one lesson that I apply to my life every day no [...]

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Let It Snow (Finally)!

Lottie Kestenbaum — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:54:51 +0000

There is a theory that your favorite season is based on when you were born. Well, I was born in January (17 days until the big day) so granted my favorite season is winter. I love the cold, the snow, the art of sitting by the fire and roasting my marshmallows after a day of [...]

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The Year of You

Lottie Kestenbaum — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:15:54 +0000

The other day my friend posted a link on her Facebook page called “26 Inspiring Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity This Year”. As I was reading this utmost beautiful piece, I realized that amidst the cruelty, abuse and horrors that humans commit, the majority of us just want to live normal, peaceful, and [...]

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Black and White or Some Gray in Between?

Lottie Kestenbaum — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:56:39 +0000

Growing up in a Modern Orthodox community in Teaneck, NJ, I have always lived in what has been titled, “The Bubble.” Females wear skirts, males wear kippot, kids go to Jewish private school, all homes are shomer Shabbat and shomer kashrut. I never had to think twice before going to my friend’s house nor had [...]

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Is a Technological World Really That Immediate?

Lottie Kestenbaum — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:49:42 +0000

Waiting. According to the dictionary, this word means the act of staying inactive or stationary. I never use the word “waiting” while sitting patiently for a bus, standing still while other people don’t move over and block my way, or staring at the computer screen all day while waiting for my internet to finally work. [...]

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